bent

🇺🇸 /bent/ 🇬🇧 /bent/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000Oxford3000
adjective
B2

crooked or not straight

The metal rod was bent from the impact.

R

unable to stand straight due to age or illness

After years of hard work, he had become quite bent over.

R

not honest or having a bad character

He was known to be a bit bent in his business dealings.

verb
R

to make something not straight

She bent the wire to create a hook.

noun
R

a natural skill or interest

His bent for music was evident from a young age.

translation

adj. crooked or not straight; unable to stand straight due to age or illness; not honest or having a bad character
v. to make something not straight
n. a natural skill or interest

Word Forms

Plural bents