Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic English) To favor in a decision.
Usage examples of "lean towards".
To lean towards and touch something with a purpose, his arm still held, his palm facing down and open.
He had no need to stand, only to lift the little lamp carefully and lean towards the sleeper, shielding the light so that it should not fall too sharply upon the young man’.
He had no need to stand, only to lift the little lamp carefully and lean towards the sleeper, shielding the light so that it should not fall too sharply upon the young mans face.
He saw F'lar lean towards her to say something, but she stopped him with an imperceptible shake of her head, closing her eyes and trying to mask the shudder that ran down her body.
I know official figures lean towards the lower estimate, but as I said it's time for honesty.
The buildings appeared to lean towards him, making him feel claustrophobic.
Personally I lean towards Jake's assessment, but our senior Russian analyst thinks Andrews is right.
But whatever she might become in the future, she was only a captain at the moment, and he let himself lean towards her, using his twenty-centimeter height advantage to loom pugnaciously over her.