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bent¹ (b

nt)

Past tense and past participle of bend¹.

adj.

1. Altered from an originally straight or even condition: pieces of bent wire.

2. Determined to take a course of action: I was bent on going to the theater.

3. Chiefly British Corrupt; venal.

1. A tendency, disposition, or inclination: "The natural bent of my mind was to science" (Thomas Paine).

2. A transverse structural member or framework used for strengthening a bridge or trestle.

bent² (b

nt)

1. Bent grass.

2. The stiff stalk of various grasses.

3. An area of grassland unbounded by hedges or fences.

[Middle English, from Old English beonet (attested only in place names).]

bent¹

adj

1. not straight; curved

2. (foll by on) fixed (on a course of action); resolved (to); determined (to)

3. Slang

a. dishonest; corrupt

b. (of goods) stolen

c. crazy; mad

d. sexually deviant, esp homosexual

1. personal inclination, propensity, or aptitude

2. capacity of endurance (esp in the phrase to the top of one's bent)

3. (Engineering / General Engineering) Civil engineering a framework placed across a structure to stiffen it

bent²

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for bent grass

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a stalk of bent grass

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Archaic any stiff grass or sedge

4. Scot and northern English dialect heath or moorland

[Old English bionot; related to Old Saxon binet, Old High German binuz rush]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	bent - a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious" set inclination, tendency, disposition - an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
	2.	bent - grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens bent grass, bent-grass grass - narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay Agrostis, genus Agrostis - annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland) Agrostis canina, brown bent, dog bent, Rhode Island bent, velvet bent, velvet bent grass - common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves Agrostis nebulosa, cloud grass - Spanish grass with light feathery panicles grown for dried bouquets Agrostis palustris, creeping bent, creeping bentgrass - common pasture or lawn grass spread by long runners
	3.	bent - an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges grassland - land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life
	4.	bent - a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it" hang, knack endowment, natural endowment, talent, gift - natural abilities or qualities
Adj.	1.	bent - fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event" bent on, dead set, out to resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"
	2.	bent - used of the back and knees; stooped; "on bended knee"; "with bent (or bended) back" bended unerect - not upright in position or posture
	3.	bent - of metal e.g.; "bent nails"; "a car with a crumpled front end"; "dented fenders" crumpled, dented damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"

bent

adjective

1. misshapen, twisted, angled, bowed, curved, arched, crooked, crippled, distorted, warped, deformed, tortuous, disfigured, out of shape The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind.
misshapen even, level, true, straight, square, smooth, in line, erect, upright, vertical, aligned, horizontal, plumb, perpendicular

2. stooped, bowed, arched, hunched, stooping a bent, frail, old man

3. (Brit. informal) corrupt, crooked (informal), rotten, shady (informal), fraudulent, dishonest, unscrupulous, unethical, venal, unprincipled, bribable a bent accountant

4. (Offensive slang) gay, homosexual, queer (informal, derogatory) an actor who was as bent as a nine-bob note

noun

inclination, ability, taste, facility, talent, leaning, tendency, preference, faculty, forte, flair, knack, penchant, bag (slang), propensity, aptitude, predisposition, predilection, proclivity, turn of mind his bent for natural history

bent on intent on, committed to, set on, fixed on, hell bent on (informal), predisposed to, obsessive about, fixated on, resolved on, insistent on He's bent on suicide.

Translations

bent [bent]

A. PT & PP of bend

B. ADJ

1. [wire, pipe] → doblado; (= twisted) → torcido

2. (esp Brit) (= dishonest) → pringado(Sp) , chueco(LAm) , corrupto

3. (Brit) (= homosexual) → del otro bando, invertido

4. to be bent on doing sth (fig) (= determined) → estar resuelto a or empeñado en hacer algo
to be bent on a quarrel → estar resuelto a or empeñado en provocar una riña
to be bent on pleasure → estar resuelto a or empeñado en divertirse

C. N (= inclination) → inclinación f; (= aptitude) → facilidad f
of an artistic bent → con una inclinación artística, con inclinaciones artísticas
to follow one's bent → seguir su inclinación
he has a bent for annoying people → tiene una facilidad para molestar a la gente

bent [ˈbɛnt]

pp of bend

n (= flair) → dispositions fpl, penchant m

adj

(= out of shape) [lever, axle] → coudé(e); [nail, fork] → tordu(e); [tree] → courbé(e); [wire, pipe] → tordu(e); (intentionally) [wire] → plié(e)
a bent fork → une fourchette tordue

(= bowed) [head] → baissé(e)

[person] to be bent double (British) to be bent over double (US) (in pain) → être tordu(e) de douleur; (laughing) → être plié(e) de rire

[person] (= dishonest) → véreux/euse
a bent copper → un ripou >, un flic véreux

(= resolved) to be bent on sth → être résolu(e) à qch
to be bent on doing sth → être résolu(e) à faire qch

bent pret, ptp of bend

adj

metal etc → gebogen; (= out of shape) → verbogen

(Brit inf: = dishonest) person → korrupt; affair → unsauber (inf); he’s bent → er ist ein krummer Hund (inf)

(Brit pej inf: = homosexual) → andersrum pred (inf)

to be bent on something/doing something → etw unbedingt or partout wollen/tun wollen; he seemed bent on self-destruction → er schien von einem Selbstzerstörungstrieb besessen zu sein

n (= aptitude) → Neigung f → (for zu); (= type of mind, character) → Schlag m; to follow one’s bent → seiner Neigung folgen; people with or of a musical bent → Menschen mit einer musikalischen Veranlagung; people of his bent → Leute seines Schlags

bent¹ [bɛnt]

1. pt, pp of bend

2. adj

a. (wire, pipe) → piegato/a, storto/a (fam) (dishonest) → losco/a (offensive) (homosexual) → invertito/a

b. (fig) (determined) to be bent on sth/on doing sth → essere deciso/a a qc/a fare qc
to be bent on a quarrel → voler proprio litigare

3. n (aptitude) → inclinazione f, disposizione f
to follow one's bent → seguire la propria inclinazione

bent¹ [bɛnt]

1. pt, pp of bend

2. adj

a. (wire, pipe) → piegato/a, storto/a (fam) (dishonest) → losco/a (offensive) (homosexual) → invertito/a

b. (fig) (determined) to be bent on sth/on doing sth → essere deciso/a a qc/a fare qc
to be bent on a quarrel → voler proprio litigare

3. n (aptitude) → inclinazione f, disposizione f
to follow one's bent → seguire la propria inclinazione

bent² [bɛnt] n (Bot) common bent → agrostide f bianca

bent bend

bent²

n bent [bent]

a natural inclination a bent for mathematics. aanleg مَيْلٌ شَديد предразположение sklon, dispozice, nadání anlæg; flair; talent die Neigung ταλέντο, έφεση inclinación kalduvus خمیدگی؛ زاویه گنگ lahjakkuus aptitude נְטִייָה झुकाव sklonost hajlam bakat tilhneiging, hneigð inclinazione, propensione 性向 기호, 성향 polinkis tieksme; nosliece lengkung aanleg hang, tilbøyelighet; anlegg inklinacja inclinação aptitudine склонность sklon, nadanie nadarjenost nadarenost anlag, håg, lust ความโน้มเอียง eğilim, yönelim, istidat 愛好 схильність; нахил رغبت ، میلان năng khiếu 爱好

bent → منثني, منحني nečestný, ohnutý bøjet, uhæderlig gebeugt, unehrlich ανέντιμος, λυγισμένος doblado, tramposo kiero, taipunut tordu, véreux nepošten, savijen corrotto, piegato 不正直な, 曲がった 굽은, 부정직한 krom, omkoopbaar bøyd, korrupt nieuczciwy, zgięty desonesto, dobrado бесчестный, изогнутый böjd, oärlig โกงกิน, คดงอ bükülmüş, namussuz cong, không trung thực 不诚实的, 弯曲的

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