Jump To:

• Kent
  Kent

  noun

  James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
• kent
  kent

  verb

  a past tense and past participle of ken

Kent

American  

[kent] / kɛnt /

noun

1. James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.

2. Rockwell 1882–1971, U.S. illustrator and painter.

3. William, 1685–1748, English painter, architect, and landscape gardener.

4. a county in SE England. 1,442 sq. mi. (3,735 sq. km).

5. an ancient English kingdom in SE Great Britain.

6. a city in NE Ohio.

7. a town in central Washington.

8. a male given name: from the Old English name of a county in England.

---

Kent ¹ British  

/ kɛnt /

noun

1. a county of SE England, on the English Channel: the first part of Great Britain to be colonized by the Romans; one of the seven kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England until absorbed by Wessex in the 9th century _ad . Apart from the Downs it is mostly low-lying and agricultural, specializing in fruit and hops. The Medway towns of Rochester and Gillingham became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Maidstone. Pop (excluding Medway): 1 348 800 (2003 est). Area (excluding Medway): 3526 sq km (1361 sq miles)

---

Kent ² British  

/ kɛnt /

noun

1. William. ?1685–1748, English architect, landscape gardener, and interior designer

---

kent ³ British  

/ kɛnt /

verb

1. a past tense and past participle of ken

---

Example Sentences

Series one began with them celebrating their golden wedding anniversary on the Kent and Avon Canal.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Araghchi, who holds a doctorate in political thought from the University of Kent in England, has vigorously defended Iran's position in TV interviews with foreign media and posts on X.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

That option will save about 600 religious-affiliated programs from losing access to the Pell program, Kent said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

“Our goal as an administration is to ensure that programs leave students in a better off situation financially than when they started,” Kent said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

“The lines are always a mile long and everything I need to whip up Spanish dishes is there,” Kent says.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera