How to use bent in a sentence Bent meaning, definition, what is bent Past simple and past participle of bend 2
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Curved and not straight or flat
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Definition of bent adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. 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.
& n.³ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the oxford english dictionary Idioms bend or lean or fall over backward, [no object] to exert oneself as much as possible The teacher bent over backward in giving you extra time Idioms bend someone's ear, to talk to someone at length
The dean bent my ear for an hour with the same old ideas for new classes.
In this it may (but need not) have been influenced by middle dutch bes, the form used with the defunct singular pronoun du.
