BENT


Meaning of BENT in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ natural

▪ artistic , intellectual , literary , philosophical , political , scientific

VERB + BENT

▪ have

She has an artistic ~.

▪ show

He showed a literary ~ from a young age.

PREPOSITION

▪ with ~

a child with a scientific ~

▪ ~ for

a natural ~ for languages

II.

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , look

▪ become , get

The post got ~ in the crash.

ADVERB

▪ slightly

He stood with knees slightly ~.

PHRASES

▪ ~ double

The man shuffled back a few paces, ~ almost double.

Bent is used with these nouns: ↑ back , ↑ head , ↑ knee , ↑ nail , ↑ pin

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