Meaning of "tent" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TENT

From Old French tente, from Latin tentōrium something stretched out, from tendere to stretch.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TENT

tent  [tɛnt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENT

Tent is a verb and can also act as a noun.

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 verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tent in English.

WHAT DOES TENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tent

A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs. First used as portable homes by nomadic peoples, tents are now more often used for recreational camping and temporary shelters. Tents range in size from "bivouac" structures, just big enough for one person to sleep in, up to huge circus tents capable of seating thousands of people. The bulk of this article is concerned with tents used for recreational camping which have sleeping space for one to ten people. Larger tents are discussed in a separate section below. Tents for recreational camping fall into two categories. Tents intended to be carried by backpackers are the smallest and lightest type. Small tents may be sufficiently light that they can be carried for long distances on a touring bicycle, a boat, or when backpacking. The second type are larger, heavier tents which are usually carried in a car or other vehicle.

Definition of tent in the English dictionary

The first definition of tent in the dictionary is a portable shelter of canvas, plastic, or other waterproof material supported on poles and fastened to the ground by pegs and ropes. Other definition of tent is something resembling this in function or shape. Tent is also to camp in a tent.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TENT

PRESENT

Present

I tent

you tent

he/she/it tents

we tent

you tent

they tent

Present continuous

I am tenting

you are tenting

he/she/it is tenting

we are tenting

you are tenting

they are tenting

Present perfect

I have tented

you have tented

he/she/it has tented

we have tented

you have tented

they have tented

Present perfect continuous

I have been tenting

you have been tenting

he/she/it has been tenting

we have been tenting

you have been tenting

they have been tenting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I tented

you tented

he/she/it tented

we tented

you tented

they tented

Past continuous

I was tenting

you were tenting

he/she/it was tenting

we were tenting

you were tenting

they were tenting

Past perfect

I had tented

you had tented

he/she/it had tented

we had tented

you had tented

they had tented

Past perfect continuous

I had been tenting

you had been tenting

he/she/it had been tenting

we had been tenting

you had been tenting

they had been tenting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tent

you will tent

he/she/it will tent

we will tent

you will tent

they will tent

Future continuous

I will be tenting

you will be tenting

he/she/it will be tenting

we will be tenting

you will be tenting

they will be tenting

Future perfect

I will have tented

you will have tented

he/she/it will have tented

we will have tented

you will have tented

they will have tented

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tenting

you will have been tenting

he/she/it will have been tenting

we will have been tenting

you will have been tenting

they will have been tenting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tent

you would tent

he/she/it would tent

we would tent

you would tent

they would tent

Conditional continuous

I would be tenting

you would be tenting

he/she/it would be tenting

we would be tenting

you would be tenting

they would be tenting

Conditional perfect

I would have tent

you would have tent

he/she/it would have tent

we would have tent

you would have tent

they would have tent

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tenting

you would have been tenting

he/she/it would have been tenting

we would have been tenting

you would have been tenting

they would have been tenting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tent
we let´s tent
you tent

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tent

Past participle

tented

Present Participle

tenting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF TENT

Find out the translation of tent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tent» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 帐篷
• Translator English - Spanish: tienda de campaña
• English: tent
• Translator English - Hindi: तम्बू
• Translator English - Arabic: خَيْمَة
• Translator English - Russian: палатка
• Translator English - Portuguese: barraca
• Translator English - Bengali: তাঁবু
• Translator English - French: tente
• Translator English - Malay: Khemah
• Translator English - German: Zelt
• Translator English - Japanese: テント
• Translator English - Korean: 천막
• Translator English - Javanese: Tarub
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lều
• Translator English - Tamil: கூடாரம்
• Translator English - Marathi: तंबू
• Translator English - Turkish: çadır
• Translator English - Italian: tenda
• Translator English - Polish: namiot
• Translator English - Ukrainian: намет
• Translator English - Romanian: cort
• Translator English - Greek: αντίσκηνο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: tent
• Translator English - Swedish: tält
• Translator English - Norwegian: telt

10 QUOTES WITH «TENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tent.

1

Dick Armey

Make no mistake about it. These are not 'kookie' birds. Right now the greatest player, the big tent on the political scene in America, is called the Tea Party movement.

2

Dave Barry

It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.

3

Pat Benatar

But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent.

4

William Bligh

Our plants had now increased to 252: as they were all kept on shore at the tent I augmented the guard there, though from the general conduct of the natives there did not appear the least occasion for so much caution.

5

Marcus Brigstocke

I think Ross Noble is the only person that I've seen really storm a stand-up slot at a festival, and that was when he led 3,000 people on a conga out of the tent and across the entire site to a vegetarian food truck.

6

Bill Bryson

If you go out on the Appalachian Trail, you have to bring so much more equipment - a tent, sleeping bag - but if you go hiking in England, or Europe, generally, towns and villages are near enough together at the end of the day you can always go to a nice little inn and have a hot bath and something to drink.

7

George W. Bush

When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive.

8

Michael Connelly

A newspaper is the center of a community, it's one of the tent poles of the community, and that's not going to be replaced by Web sites and blogs.

9

Tony D'Souza

When I grew up in the early '90s, the new World Wide Web felt like a gimmick, and I had no idea of the changes in store. In the summers, I'd backpack through Europe, follow the Grateful Dead. I had a car and a tent and traveled around the Great Lakes and out West. Jack Kerouac was my guiding light, his 'On the Road' a sacred text.

10

Anthony Doerr

Anyone who has spent a few nights in a tent during a storm can tell you: The world doesn't care all that much if you live or die.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENT»

Discover the use of tent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Red Tent: A Novel

Told in Dinah's voice, this novel reveals the traditions and turmoils of ancient womanhood-the world of the red tent. It begins with the story of her mothers-Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah-the four wives of Jacob.

Anita Diamant, 2010

A Course in Model Theory

Concise introduction to current topics in model theory, including simple and stable theories.

Katrin Tent, Martin Ziegler, 2012

Inside the Red Tent

The story of Dinah receives little more than a mention in the Bible, as it gives rise to a bloody massacre.

Sandra Hack Polaski, 2006

Best Tent Camping: Michigan

Written to steer campers away from concrete slabs and convoys of RVs, Best Tent Camping: Michigan points tent campers to the most scenic and serene campsites in the state. This guide has a campground to suit nearly every camper's taste.

Matt Forster, 2013

Tent of Miracles

The Wisconsin edition is not for sale in the British Commonwealth (excluding Canada), the Republic of Ireland, or South Africa.

Jorge Amado, Ilan Stavans, 2003

Tent Number Eight: An Investigation of the Girl Scout ...

An account of the criminal investigation and prosecution of Gene Leroy Hart who was charged with the murder of three Oklahoma Girl Scouts in 1977.

Gloyd McCoy, 2011

The Tent Caterpillars

This book, which synthesizes some 150 years of research, is the only one to cover their biology and behavioral ecology.

Terrence D. Fitzgerald, 1995

The Best in Tent Camping: Virginia: A Guide for Car Campers ...

From the storied coastline to the mountains of Shenandoah, camping in the Old Dominion has never been better. The Best in Tent Camping: Virginia is a guidebook for tent campers who like quiet, scenic, and serene campsites.

Randy Porter, Marie Javins, 2013

Re-pitching the Tent: Re-ordering the Church Building for ...

Re-pitching the Tent is a handbook that aims to revitalise the way we regard church buildings, enabling us to see them afresh as a vital component of our worship and mission.

Richard Giles, 2004

Best Tent Camping: New England: Your Car-Camping Guide to ...

Painstakingly selected from hundreds of campgrounds, this book guides you to the quietest, most beautiful, most secure, and best-managed campgrounds in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

Lafe Low, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tent is used in the context of the following news items.

Mary Berry: 'I don't want to see the contestants out of the tent'

As fans gear up for the latest series of the BBC baking show, Mary Berry has said that it is "terribly important" that she and fellow judge Paul Hollywood do not get ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Brothers, 6 and 9, drown after entangled in tent in pool

Young brothers became the third and fourth child to drown this year in Harris County, the two entangled in a camping tent in a swimming pool at their west ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»

Bobbi Kristina -- Mysterious Tent Goes Up Outside Hospice

This is a photo of a tent that was just erected ... very possibly to prevent photogs from taking pics of something that is about to happen. The tent is flush against ... «TMZ.com, Jul 15»

Police deployed to search for man who claimed he was 'trapped in …

... by friends as a joke. "hi im somewhere in green 7 someone has packed me into a tent bag fr a joke and I can't get out I don't have much better left," he said. «The Independent, Jul 15»

Parents banished teen girl to tent after she ate a Pop-Tart, SC …

Investigators were told the child was ordered by her parents to set up a tent in a wooded area known to have wild hogs, and was provided with only a roll of toilet ... «WNCN, Jul 15»

Paris police evacuate hundreds of migrants from tent camp

PARIS (AP) — Paris police evacuated hundreds of migrants Tuesday from a makeshift tent camp near a major train station and tourist area, then bulldozed their ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»

Paris leaders want fast expulsion of migrants from tent camp

PARIS (AP) — In the shadow of the famed Sacre Coeur basilica, hundreds of migrants have poured into a makeshift tent camp on a bridge over Eurostar train ... «Yahoo News, May 15»

New Orleans Jazz Fest's Gospel Tent lineup launches with soaring …

A good start to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in New Orleans on Friday, April 24, 2015. Embracing the first act at the Gospel Tent, Darrylon Lee gets ... «NOLA.com, Apr 15»

Polar Bear Attacks Tourists In Norway, Dragging Man From Tent

A polar bear has attacked a group of tourists on an arctic island off Norway, dragging one man from his tent and clawing his back before it was driven away. «The Inquisitr, Mar 15»

Area hospital erects tent to isolate, screen possible measles patients

Kennedy says the measles exam tent was set up Monday and, so far, four people are being tested for the virus. This, after two confirmed measles cases in the ... «Q13 FOX, Feb 15»