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bent

/bɛnt/ verb

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In Latin: curvus Wiktionary

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  1. simple past and past participle of bend

adjective

  1. Folded or dented out of its usual shape.
  2. Corrupt, dishonest.
  3. Homosexual.

noun

  1. An inclination or talent.
    He had a natural bent for painting.
  2. A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
    His mind was of a technical bent.
  3. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
    the bent of a bow

noun

  1. Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
  2. Bentgrass (Agrostis spp.).
  3. A grassy area, grassland.

Origin

From Middle English bent-, preterite stem (as in bente, benten, etc.), and Middle English bent, ibent, ybent, past participle forms of Middle English benden (“to bend”). Equivalent to bend + -t.

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