see|Bent
English

Pronunciation
AHD|/b�nt/
IPA|/bent/
SAMPA|/bent/
audio|en-us-bent.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nt|-�nt

Noun
bent

1. An inclination or talent.

#:He had a natural bent for painting.

1. A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.

#:His mind was of a technical bent.

Translations
Dutch: aanleg m
Old English: geap|ġ�ap (1)
Swedish: böjelse

Adjective
en-adj

1. Of something that is usually straight: folded.
2. context|slang|derogatory|mostly|UK Homosexual.
3. determined|Determined or insistent.

#:He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why.

1. Of a person leading a life of crime.
2. context|slang|football inaccurate at shooting

Synonyms
(1): crooked
(2): queer

Translations
trans-top|folded
Finnish: taipunut, taittunut
German: gebeugt
trans-mid
Hungarian: hajlott, görbe
Romanian: gârbov
Swedish: böjd
trans-bottom

trans-top|Homosexual
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|Determined or insistent
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Verb
bent

1. past of|bend

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English irregular past participles
Category:English irregular simple past forms

Dutch

Verb
bent

1. are (second person singular present tense of zijn)

Hungarian

Adverb
bent

1. inside

Category:Hungarian adverbs

Turkish

Etymology
From Persian FAchar|ب�د (band).

Noun
bent

1. dam

Category:Turkish nouns

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