How to use bent in a sentence Past simple and past participle of bend 2 Curved and not straight or flat See examples of bent used in a sentence. Bent (comparative benter or more bent, superlative bentest or most bent) (of something that is usually straight) folded, dented Crooked (colloquial, chiefly uk) corrupt, dishonest
Crooked (derogatory, colloquial, chiefly uk) homosexual If an object is bent, it is damaged and no longer has its correct shape The trees were all bent and twisted from the wind. Definition of bent adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Idioms bend or lean or fall over backward, [no object] to exert oneself as much as possible
Idioms bend someone's ear, to talk to someone at length The dean bent my ear for an hour with the same old ideas for new classes. If you try to eat ice cream with a flimsy spoon and the spoon becomes deformed by your forceful scooping, is it bent or bended The answer might surprise you These words are forms of the verb bend, which is an irregular verb But which version is correct
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