DEFINITIONS

pent

1
[ pent ]
/ pɛnt /
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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of pen2.

adjective

shut in; confined.

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Words related to pent

compose, box, case, coop, corral, mew, hedge, confine, cage, engross, indict, draft, autograph

Words nearby pent

pensive, penstemon, penstock, pensée, pensées, pent, pent-up, pent., penta-, pentachloronitrobenzene, pentachlorophenol

Origin of pent

1
past participle of late Middle English pend (now obsolete), variant of pen2 (v.); cf. spend

Definition for pent (2 of 6)

pent2
[ pent ]
/ pɛnt /

noun

penthouse(def 4).

Origin of pent

2
by shortening

Definition for pent (3 of 6)

pen1
[ pen ]
/ pɛn /

noun

verb (used with object), penned, pen·ning.

to write with or as with a pen; put down in writing: to pen an essay.
to draw with or as with a pen: to pen a sketch.

Origin of pen

1
1250–1300; Middle English penne < Old French penne pen, feather < Late Latin penna, Latin: feather

OTHER WORDS FROM pen

pen·like, adjectivepen·ner, noun

Definition for pent (4 of 6)

pen2
[ pen ]
/ pɛn /

noun

verb (used with object), penned or pent, pen·ning.

to confine in or as in a pen.

Origin of pen

2
before 1000; (noun) Middle English penne, Old English penn (in compounds); perhaps akin to pin; (v.) Middle English pennen, derivative of the noun

Definition for pent (5 of 6)

penta-

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, meaning “five” (Pentateuch); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (pentavalent).
Also especially before a vowel, pent-.

Origin of penta-

< Greek pent-, penta-, comb. forms representing pénte five

Definition for pent (6 of 6)

Pent.

Pentecost.
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British Dictionary definitions for pent (1 of 7)

pent
/ (pɛnt) /

verb

a past tense and past participle of pen 2

British Dictionary definitions for pent (2 of 7)

PEN
/ (pɛn) /

n acronym for

International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists

British Dictionary definitions for pent (3 of 7)

penta-

combining form

fivepentagon; pentameter; pentaprism

Word Origin for penta-

from Greek pente five

British Dictionary definitions for pent (4 of 7)

pen1
/ (pɛn) /

noun

an implement for writing or drawing using ink, formerly consisting of a sharpened and split quill, and now of a metal nib attached to a holderSee also ballpoint, fountain pen
the writing end of such an implement; nib
style of writing
the pen
  1. writing as an occupation
  2. the written wordthe pen is mightier than the sword
the long horny internal shell of a squid

verb pens, penning or penned

(tr) to write or compose

Word Origin for pen

Old English pinne, from Late Latin penna (quill) pen, from Latin: feather

British Dictionary definitions for pent (5 of 7)

pen2
/ (pɛn) /

noun

an enclosure in which domestic animals are keptsheep pen
any place of confinement
a dock for servicing submarines, esp one having a bombproof roof

verb pens, penning, penned or pent

(tr) to enclose or keep in a pen

Word Origin for pen

Old English penn, perhaps related to pin

British Dictionary definitions for pent (6 of 7)

pen3
/ (pɛn) /

noun

US and Canadian informal short for penitentiary (def. 1)

British Dictionary definitions for pent (7 of 7)

pen4
/ (pɛn) /

noun

a female swan

Word Origin for pen

C16: of unknown origin
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Medicine definitions for pent

penta-

pref.

Five:pentameter.
Containing five atoms, molecules, or groups:pentose.
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Idioms and Phrases with pent

pen

see slip of the lip (pen).

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