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    bent
    [bɛnt]
    verb
    1. past and past participle of bend.
    adjective
    bent (adjective)
    1. sharply curved or having an angle:
      "a piece of bent wire"
      Opposite:
      straight
    2. (bent on)
      determined to do or have:
      "a missionary bent on saving souls" · "a mob bent on violence"
      Similar:
      set on
      intent on
      determined on
      insistent on
      fixed on
      resolved on
      hell-bent on
      firm about
      committed to
      single-minded about
      obsessive about
      obsessed with
      fanatical about
      fixated on
    3. BRITISH
      informal
      dishonest; corrupt:
      "a bent cop"
      Opposite:
      law-abiding
    4. BRITISH
      offensive
      homosexual (typically used of a man).
    bent
    [bɛnt]
    noun
    bent (noun) · bents (plural noun) · bent grass (noun) · bent grasses (plural noun) · common bent (noun) · common bents (plural noun)
    1. a stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.
      • the stiff flowering stalk of a grass:
        "those nasty bents of ryegrass that are very efficient at ducking the mower"
      • archaic
        any stiff or rushlike grass or sedge.
    2. archaic
      BRITISH
      dialect
      a heath or unenclosed pasture.
    Origin
    Middle English: from Old English beonet (recorded in place names), of West Germanic origin; related to German Binse.
    bend
    [bɛnd]
    verb
    bent (past tense) · bent (past participle)
    1. shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle:
      "the wire has to be bent back tightly"
      Opposite:
      straighten
    2. (of a person) incline the body downwards from the vertical:
      "she bent down and yanked out the flex" · "I bent over my plate"
      Similar:
      stoop
      bow
      crouch
      squat
      kneel
      hunch
      bend down
      bend over
      lean down
      lean over
      hunker down
      bob down
      duck down
      Opposite:
      straighten up
      • move (a jointed part of the body) to an angled position:
        "extend your left leg and bend your right"
    3. force or be forced to submit:
      "they want to bend me to their will" · "a refusal to bend to mob rule"
      • interpret or modify (a rule) to suit someone:
        "we cannot bend the rules, even for Darren"
    4. direct (one's attention or energies) to a task:
      "Eric bent all his efforts to persuading them to donate some blankets" · "she bent once more to the task of diverting her guests"
    5. nautical
      attach (a sail or cable) by means of a knot:
      "sailors were bending sails to the spars"
    Origin
    Old English bendan ‘put in bonds, tension a bow by means of a string’, of Germanic origin; related to band.
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    What is the past tense of bent?
    1. Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend . If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape . The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind. If a person is bent, their body has become curved because of old age or disease . ...a bent, frail, old man.

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    What does Bend mean in English?
    Bend. Simple past tense and past participle of bend. Origin uncertain. Apparently representing Old English beonet- (attested only in place-names and personal names), cognate with Old High German binuz (modern German Binse (“rush, reed”)). From bend. I bent down to pat a dog but it was like he wasn't there. She bent down and stared at him.

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    What is the past tense and past participle of Bend?
    v. Past tense and past participle of bend 1. 1. Altered from an originally straight or even condition: picked up pieces of bent wire. 2. Determined to take a course of action: I was bent on going to the concert. 3. Chiefly British Corrupt; venal. n.

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      bent translate: “bend”의 과거, 과거 분사형, 구부러진, 휜. Learn more in the …

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      BENT translate: bend الفِعل الماضي والتصريف الثالِث مِن , مُلتَوٍ / مُنحَنٍ. Learn more in the …

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    WEB1 day ago · Bent has multiple meanings as an adjective, noun, or verb. It can mean curved, determined, dishonest, homosexual, or a type of grass. See examples, synonyms, and pronunciation.

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