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My body is damaged from music in two ways. I have a red irritation in my stomach. It's psychosomatic, caused by all the anger and the screaming. I have scoliosis, where the curvature of your spine is bent, and the weight of my guitar has made it worse. I'm always in pain, and that adds to the anger in our music.
Kurt Cobain

Meaning of "bent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BENT

bent  [bɛnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bent can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bent in the English dictionary

The first definition of bent in the dictionary is not straight; curved. Other definition of bent is fixed ; resolved ; determined. Bent is also dishonest; corrupt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BENT


Brent
brɛnt
cement
sɪˈmɛnt
cent
sɛnt
comment
ˈkɒmɛnt
consent
kənˈsɛnt
content
ˈkɒntɛnt
dent
dɛnt
event
ɪˈvɛnt
extent
ɪkˈstɛnt
intent
ɪnˈtɛnt
kent
kɛnt
meant
mɛnt
prevent
prɪˈvɛnt
rent
rɛnt
represent
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt
sent
sɛnt
spent
spɛnt
tent
tɛnt
vent
vɛnt
went
wɛnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BENT

bent grass
benthal
Bentham
Benthamism
Benthamite
benthic
benthoal
benthon
benthonic
benthopelagic
benthos
benthoscope
Bentinck
Bentley
bento
bento box
Benton
bentonite
bentonitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE BENT

accident
adolescent
advertisement
agent
agreement
apartment
assessment
client
component
current
department
development
different
document
efficient
element
employment
engagement
entertainment
environment

Synonyms and antonyms of bent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bent

Translation of «bent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BENT

Find out the translation of bent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弯曲的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doblado
570 millions of speakers

English

bent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُنْعَطِف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изогнутый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dobrado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নমিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tordu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bengkok
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gebeugt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

曲がった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

굽은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbengkongaken
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளைந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाकलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıvrılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piegato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zgięty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вигнутий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

îndoit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λυγισμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebuig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

böjd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bøyd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BENT»

The term «bent» is very widely used and occupies the 6.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bent

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10 QUOTES WITH «BENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bent.
1
Matthew Arnold
Still bent to make some port he knows not where, still standing for some false impossible shore.
2
Roger Ascham
Mark all mathematical heads which be wholly and only bent on these sciences, how solitary they be themselves, how unfit to live with others, how unapt to serve the world.
3
Charles Bent
Prayer is not so much the means whereby God's will is bent to man's desires, as it is that whereby man's will is bent to God's desires.
4
Van Wyck Brooks
People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
5
J. Carter Brown
I think everybody has a bent, and the key is to follow that bent. So much human wastage comes from people who are doing things with their lives that they really aren't happy with.
6
Thomas Edward Brown
Every man should follow the bent of his nature in art and letters, always provided that he does not offend against the rules of morality and good taste.
7
Linda Chavez
In fact, the U.S. military has bent over backwards to respect the religious beliefs of some very dangerous fanatics who want to kill us.
8
Adam Clayton
It's very confusing when fame comes early on in your career. You get a little bit bent out of shape in terms of what's important. Fame is like the dessert that comes with your achievements - it's not an achievement in itself, but sometimes it can overpower the work.
9
Kurt Cobain
My body is damaged from music in two ways. I have a red irritation in my stomach. It's psychosomatic, caused by all the anger and the screaming. I have scoliosis, where the curvature of your spine is bent, and the weight of my guitar has made it worse. I'm always in pain, and that adds to the anger in our music.
10
John Nelson Darby
I add, that those who are bent on restoring the whole church ought to be well instructed in the word, and to abstain from doing anything under the pretext of simplicity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BENT»

Discover the use of bent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something ...
Author Benjamin Lorr wandered into a yoga studio—and fell down a rabbit hole Hell-Bent explores a fascinating, often surreal world at the extremes of American yoga.
Benjamin Lorr, 2012
2
Bent Ply: The Art of Plywood Furniture
Bent Ply is the first book devoted to plywood in modern design.
‎2003
3
Bent: The Play
(Applause Books). Martin Sherman's worldwide hit play Bent took London by storm in 1979 when it was first performed by the Royal Court Theatre, with Ian McKellen as Max (a character written with the actor in mind).
Martin Sherman, 1998
4
Bent
How quickly can a beautiful blonde woman fall in love with such a man? Bent is the story of Jack Keane, a Detective Constable in London's Metropolitan Police, and Rachel, the woman he falls head over heels in love with.
Michael Bennett, 2007
5
Bent Steeple
Something is in the trees.
G. Wells Taylor, 2009
6
Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition
A fascinating account of the problems and possible solutions involved in managing megaprojects.
Bent Flyvbjerg, Nils Bruzelius, Werner Rothengatter, 2003
7
Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and ...
New approach demonstrating how social science can be successful, focusing on context, values, and power.
Bent Flyvbjerg, 2001
8
Life of George Bent Written from His Letters
An authentic eyewitness account, by the half-Cheyenne son of William Bent of Bent's Fort, of events on the Great Plains, 1826-1875.
George Bent, George E. Hyde, 1968
9
Bent's Fort
David Lavender's chronicle of these men and their part in the opening of the West has been conceded a place beside the works of Parkman and Prescott.
David Sievert Lavender, 1954
10
Bent Dreams
Two battered loners learn to care in the wide open spaces of rural New Mexico.
Richard Tinguely, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bent is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Cynic Announce European Tour For Kindly Bent To Free Us
Kindly Bent To Free Us is Cynic's second full-length album since reuniting in 2006 after a 12-year hiatus. The group issued Traced In Air in ... «antiMUSIC.com, Jul 15»
2
World's Stage brings 'Bent' back to Milwaukee
But artistic director Gretchen Mahkorn says the juxtaposition makes Bent a perfect fit for the season, dedicated to “unveiling history, striving for ... «Wisconsin Gazette, Jul 15»
3
Congress bent on minimising damage after exit of DS
With only a few days left for former PCC president D. Srinivas to join the TRS, many interesting developments are taking place in the district ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
United States Wins Third World Cup, Beats Japan 5-2
The Bent Musket, a New England Revolution community ... More from The Bent Musket. The United States Just ... The Bent Musket · FanPosts ... «The Bent Musket, Jul 15»
5
EU rules bent again: Bankrupt Greece looks set to get 'payment …
THE German Finance Minister said Greece could leave the eurozone temporarily today – and return when they're a bit better off. By Paul ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Bent: Some of us were born to travel
Rhonda J. Bent is an Auburn native who lived in Madagascar and worked at the U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo before her current assignment ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
7
Paxton's spox rips special prosecutors bent on 'political hit-job'
On Wednesday, Schaffer said he planned to present evidence of first-degree felony securities fraud against Paxton to a Collin County grand ... «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»
8
Bent v straight-arm swim recovery
There are a wide variety of recovery arm positions in freestyle. Some athletes bend the elbow, with the hand sweeping just above the water line ... «Triathlete Europe, Jul 15»
9
Exploring turmoil of gay men during Holocaust, 'Bent' feels fresh
Timing is everything, and The Other Theatre Company's current revival of Martin Sherman's 1979 drama "Bent," about gay men in Germany ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
10
In uphill 2016 bid, Jim Webb brings conservative bent to Democratic …
Former Virginia senator Jim Webb announced Thursday that he will run for president, setting himself on an uphill trek for the Democratic ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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