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Bent

noun/kˈæntɚɹəs/
Definition
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæntɚɹəs/
🇬🇧British English
/ɐsˈɜːtɪdli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɐsˈɜːtɪdli/
1 syllable Say it as /kˈæntɚɹəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
“the set of his mind was obvious”
noungrass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
nounan area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
nouna special way of doing something
“he had a bent for it”
verbform a curve
“The stick does not bend”
verbchange direction
“The road bends”
verbcause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
“bend the rod”
verbbend one's back forward from the waist on down
“he crouched down”
verbturn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
verbbend a joint
“flex your wrists”
adjectivefixed in your purpose
“bent on going to the theater”
adjectiveused of the back and knees; stooped
“on bended knee”
adjectiveof metal e.g.
“bent nails”
Word Forms
setverbdecide upon or fix definitely
bendableadjectivecapable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking
bendernouna tool for bending
bendnouna circular segment of a curve
flexurenounact of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
flexibleadjectiveable to flex; able to bend easily
deformationnounalteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
crouchnounthe act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
stoopnounan inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward
stoopernouna person who carries himself or herself with the head and shoulders habitually bent forward
bownounbending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting
deflexionnouna turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
deflectionnouna turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
deflectornouna device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
gebogen
eine relativ dauerhafte Neigung, auf eine bestimmte Weise zu reagieren
🇫🇷French
courbé
une tendance relativement permanente à réagir d'une manière particulière
🇪🇸Spanish
doblado
una inclinación relativamente permanente a reaccionar de una manera particular
🇮🇹Italian
piegato
un'inclinazione relativamente permanente a reagire in un modo particolare
🇳🇱Dutch
gebogen
een relatief permanente neiging om op een bepaalde manier te reageren
🇵🇹Portuguese
dobrado
uma inclinação relativamente permanente para reagir de uma maneira particular
🇷🇺Russian
согнутый
относительно постоянная склонность реагировать определенным образом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मुड़ा हुआ
एक विशेष तरीके से प्रतिक्रिया करने की अपेक्षाकृत स्थायी प्रवृत्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
বাঁকানো
একটি নির্দিষ্ট উপায়ে প্রতিক্রিয়া করার একটি অপেক্ষাকৃত স্থায়ী প্রবণতা
🇮🇳Tamil
வளைந்தது
ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வழியில் செயல்பட ஒப்பீட்டளவில் நிரந்தர சாய்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
వంగి
ఒక నిర్దిష్ట మార్గంలో ప్రతిస్పందించడానికి సాపేక్షంగా శాశ్వత వంపు
🇮🇳Marathi
वाकलेला
विशिष्ट प्रकारे प्रतिक्रिया देण्याची तुलनेने कायमस्वरूपी प्रवृत्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
વળેલું
ચોક્કસ રીતે પ્રતિક્રિયા કરવા માટે પ્રમાણમાં કાયમી ઝોક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬಾಗಿದ
ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಲು ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಒಲವು
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുനിഞ്ഞു
ഒരു പ്രത്യേക രീതിയിൽ പ്രതികരിക്കാനുള്ള താരതമ്യേന സ്ഥിരമായ ചായ്‌വ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝੁਕਿਆ
ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਤਨ ਸਥਾਈ ਝੁਕਾਅ
🇵🇰Urdu
جھکا
کسی خاص طریقے سے ردعمل ظاہر کرنے کا نسبتاً مستقل جھکاؤ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
弯曲
以特定方式做出反应的相对永久的倾向
🇯🇵Japanese
曲がった
特定の方法で反応する比較的永続的な傾向
🇰🇷Korean
굽은
특정한 방식으로 반응하려는 비교적 영구적인 경향
🇻🇳Vietnamese
uốn cong
một khuynh hướng tương đối lâu dài để phản ứng theo một cách cụ thể
🇹🇭Thai
งอ
ความโน้มเอียงที่ค่อนข้างถาวรในการตอบสนองในลักษณะเฉพาะ
🇮🇩Indonesian
bengkok
kecenderungan yang relatif permanen untuk bereaksi dengan cara tertentu
🇵🇭Filipino
nakayuko
isang medyo permanenteng hilig na tumugon sa isang partikular na paraan
🇲🇾Malay
bengkok
kecenderungan yang agak kekal untuk bertindak balas dengan cara tertentu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عازمة
ميل دائم نسبيا للرد بطريقة معينة
🇮🇷Persian
خم شده
تمایل نسبتاً دائمی برای واکنش به روشی خاص
🇹🇷Turkish
bükülmüş
belirli bir şekilde tepki vermek için nispeten kalıcı bir eğilim
🇮🇱Hebrew
כִּפּוּף
נטייה קבועה יחסית להגיב בצורה מסוימת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'bent'?
The primary meaning of 'bent' is 'a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'bent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'bent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'bent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'bent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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In your opinion, does the word 'bent' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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