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- DictionaryBent/bent/
verb
- 1. past and past participle of bend
adjective
- 1. sharply curved or having an angle: "a piece of bent wire"
- 2. determined to do or have: "a missionary bent on saving souls"
noun
- 1. a natural talent or inclination: "a man of religious bent"
1. a. : a strong inclination or interest : bias. the organization's religious bent. b. : a special inclination or capacity : talent. students with a scientific bent. 2. : capacity of endurance.
noun. direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination: a bent for painting. Synonyms: bias, partiality, leaning, penchant, predilection, proclivity, propensity, tendency. capacity of endurance: to work at the top of one's bent.
BENT definition: 1. past simple and past participle of bend 2. curved and not straight or flat: 3. (especially of a…. Learn more.
bent. ( bɛnt) adj. 1. not straight; curved. 2. ( foll by on) fixed (on a course of action); resolved (to); determined (to) 3. slang. a. dishonest; corrupt.
If you have a knack or aptitude for doing something, you can say you have a bent for it. Perhaps you have a bent for woodworking, creating fabulous desserts, or writing poetry, you are good at it. The noun bent can also refer to a strong inclination to react to something in a specific manner.
Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend. 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. If a person is bent, their body has become curved because of old age or disease. ...a bent, frail, old man.
BENT meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of bend 2. curved and not straight or flat: 3. (especially of a…. Learn more.
curved and not now straight or flat: The metal bars were bent and twisted. bent on sth/doing sth. determined to do something or get something: Both parties are bent on destroying each other's chances of winning.
A tendency, disposition, or inclination. American Heritage. An inclination; tendency. Webster's New World. A transverse structural member or framework that is used for strengthening a bridge or trestle. American Heritage. A natural leaning or tendency; propensity. A bent for music, a criminal bent. Webster's New World.
unbalanced or crazy; irrational: Man, your take on things is so bent I can hardly follow it.
