bent
Signification (English)
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simple past and past participle of bend
Concepts
se courber
se voûter
être courbé
être tordu
pas droit
cran de l’armé
cran d’armé
knack
Synonyms
round-backed
not straight
be bent
bent-grass
draw a bow
be crooked
bowed down
hanging down
bowing down
Zoccola
bow-backed
curved downward
hook-shaped
turned-in
sear notch
cocking notch
become crooked
dropping down
hump-backed crooked
willing and able
bent-backed
transverse frame
become bowed
lean against
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/bɛnt/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English bent-, preterite stem (as in bente, benten, etc.), and Middle English bent, ibent, ybent, past participle forms of Middle English benden (“to bend”). Equivalent to bend + -t.
bend
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- To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- To become curved.
- To cause to change direction.
- To change direction.
- To be inclined; to direct itself.
- To stoop.
- To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
- To force to submit.
- To submit.
- To apply to a task or purpose.
- To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
- To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
- To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
- To swing the body when rowing.
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