Bent
/bɛnt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Bent
verb
- To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
"Don’t bend your knees."
- To become curved.
"Look at the trees bending in the wind."
- To cause to change direction.
- To change direction.
"The road bends to the right"
- To be inclined; to direct itself.
noun
- An inclination or talent.
"He had a natural bent for painting."
- A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
"His mind was of a technical bent."
- The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
"the bent of a bow"
- A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
- Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
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dispositionpredilectionproclivitypropensitycrookedqueer