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hent

[ hent ]
/ hɛnt /
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verb (used with object), hent, hent·ing.Archaic.
to seize.
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Origin of hent

before 1000; Middle English henten,Old English hentan
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British Dictionary definitions for hent (1 of 2)

hent1
/ (hɛnt) archaic /

verb
(tr) to seize; grasp
noun
anything that has been grasped, esp by the mind

Word Origin for hent

Old English hentan to pursue; related to huntian to hunt

British Dictionary definitions for hent (2 of 2)

hent2
/ (hɛnt) /

verb (tr)
Southwest English dialect to emptyI'll hent the water out in the garden
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