pent

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[ pent ]
/ pɛnt /
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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of pen2.

adjective

shut in; confined.

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Origin of pent

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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.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for pent

pent
/ (pɛnt) /

verb

a past tense and past participle of pen 2
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