pent

[ pent ]

/ pɛnt /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of pen².

adjective

shut in; confined.

Origin of pent

First recorded in 1535–45; late Middle English pente, pent, past participle of obsolete pend, variant of pennen “to enclose, confine”; cf. pen²

Words nearby pent

pension off, pension plan, pensive, penstemon, penstock, pent, penta-, pentachloronitrobenzene, pentachlorophenol, pentacle, pentad

Definition for pent (2 of 3)

pent²

[ pent ]

/ pɛnt /

noun

penthouse (def. 4).

Origin of pent

By shortening

Definition for pent (3 of 3)

Pent.

Pentecost.

Example sentences from the Web for pent

Perhaps so much so that he aroused whatever cruelty and anger and lunacy that Hernandez may have had pent up.
Etan Patz: Painfully Obvious Evidence|Michael Daly|May 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Enough demand remains “pent up,” Mulally said, that the end of Cash for Clunkers will not kill sales in the fourth quarter.
Ford's Stealthy Success|Allan Dodds Frank|September 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Skipper Simms kept the men busy painting and holystoning as a vent for their pent emotions.
The Mucker|Edgar Rice Burroughs
There was something curiously suggestive of pent up fury in the poses they had fallen into.
Long Odds|Harold Bindloss

I had seen them indeed after they had been killed, or pent up in boxes to be sent to England.
The History of Virginia, in Four Parts|Robert Beverley
McCoy found a stifling, poisonous atmosphere in the pent cabin.
South Sea Tales|Jack London
Who outside could have imagined that a human being was pent within that fiery furnace?
Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives

British Dictionary definitions for pent

pent

/ (pɛnt) /

verb

a past tense and past participle of pen 2

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单词	pent
释义	pent ¹ [ pent ] / pɛnt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pent ON THESAURUS.COM verb a simple past tense and past participle of pen². adjective shut in; confined. Origin of pent ¹ First recorded in 1535–45; late Middle English pente, pent, past participle of obsolete pend, variant of pennen “to enclose, confine”; cf. pen² Words nearby pent pension off, pension plan, pensive, penstemon, penstock, pent, penta-, pentachloronitrobenzene, pentachlorophenol, pentacle, pentad Definition for pent (2 of 3) pent² [ pent ] / pɛnt / noun penthouse (def. 4). Origin of pent ² By shortening Definition for pent (3 of 3) Pent. Pentecost. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pent Perhaps so much so that he aroused whatever cruelty and anger and lunacy that Hernandez may have had pent up. Etan Patz: Painfully Obvious Evidence\|Michael Daly\|May 26, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Enough demand remains “pent up,” Mulally said, that the end of Cash for Clunkers will not kill sales in the fourth quarter. Ford's Stealthy Success\|Allan Dodds Frank\|September 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Skipper Simms kept the men busy painting and holystoning as a vent for their pent emotions. The Mucker\|Edgar Rice Burroughs There was something curiously suggestive of pent up fury in the poses they had fallen into. Long Odds\|Harold Bindloss I had seen them indeed after they had been killed, or pent up in boxes to be sent to England. The History of Virginia, in Four Parts\|Robert Beverley McCoy found a stifling, poisonous atmosphere in the pent cabin. South Sea Tales\|Jack London Who outside could have imagined that a human being was pent within that fiery furnace? Satan Sanderson\|Hallie Erminie Rives British Dictionary definitions for pent pent / (pɛnt) / verb a past tense and past participle of pen 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pent compose, jot down, box, case, coop, corral, mew, hedge, confine, cage, engross, indict, draft, autograph, close in, fence in, hem in, shut in, draw up
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pent

verb

adjective

Origin of pent

Words nearby pent

Definition for pent (2 of 3)

noun

Origin of pent

Definition for pent (3 of 3)

Example sentences from the Web for pent

British Dictionary definitions for pent

verb

Words related to pent