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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.
If someone is bent on doing something, especially something harmful, they are determined to do it. If you have a bent for something, you have a natural ability to do it or a natural interest in it. If someone is of a particular bent, they hold a particular set of beliefs. ...economists of a socialist bent.
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.
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