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tent

[ tent ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
something that resembles a tent.
tent dress.

verb (used with object)

to lodge in tents.
to cover with or as if with a tent:
In winter the tennis courts are tented in plastic.

verb (used without object)

to live in a tent; encamp.

tent

[ tent ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a roll or pledget, usually of soft absorbent material, as lint or gauze, for dilating an orifice, keeping a wound open, etc.
a probe.

verb (used with object)

to keep (a wound) open with a tent.

tent

[ tent ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Chiefly Scot.

to give or pay attention to; heed.

tent

/ ��ɛ�Գ� /

noun

1. a portable shelter of canvas, plastic, or other waterproof material supported on poles and fastened to the ground by pegs and ropes
2. ( as modifier )
  tent peg
something resembling this in function or shape

verb

intr to camp in a tent
tr to cover with or as if with a tent or tents
tr to provide with a tent as shelter

tent

/ ��ɛ�Գ� /

noun

a plug of soft material for insertion into a bodily canal, etc, to dilate it or maintain its patency

verb

tr to insert such a plug into (a bodily canal, etc)

tent

/ ��ɛ�Գ� /

noun

obsolete.
a red table wine from Alicante, Spain

tent

⁴

/ ��ɛ�Գ� /

noun

heed; attention

verb

to pay attention to; take notice of
to attend to

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Derived Forms

ˈ�ٱ�Գٱ��, adjective
ˈ�ٱ�Գ�ˌ��, adjective
ˈ�ٱ�Գٱ��, adjective
ˈ�ٱ�Գٱ��, noun

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Other Word Forms

�ٱ�Գ�l�� adjective
�ٱ�Գ�l�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tent¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English tente, from Old French, from Latin tenta, feminine of tentus, past participle of tendere “to extend, stretch”

Origin of tent²

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English tent(e), teint(e) “a probe,” from Middle French tente “a probe, roll of lint,” noun derivative of tenter, from Latin �ٱ�Գ��, variant of �ٱ𳾱�� tempt

Origin of tent³

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, tente(n), “to plan, intend, look after,” derivative of tent(e) “attention,” shortening of attent, past participle of attenden “to pay attention to, heed,” from Old French atente “attention, intention,” from Latin attenta, feminine of attentus, past participle of attendere to attend

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tent¹

C13: from Old French tente, from Latin �ٱ�Գ�ō��ܳ� something stretched out, from tendere to stretch

Origin of tent²

C14 (in the sense: a probe): from Old French tente (noun), ultimately from Latin �ٱ𳾱�� to try; see tempt

Origin of tent³

C16: from Spanish tinto dark-coloured; see tint

Origin of tent⁴

C14: from attent attend and intent

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Metcalf and Anthony got into a scuffle at a track tournament after arguing about whether Anthony was allowed to hang out in Metcalf's team tent.

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It was not easy — they slept in fields and pitched a tent for her sermons.

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Al-Natour spoke to us from the shattered remains of his city, the flimsy canvas side of the tent which now forms part of his house billowing behind him.

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On Saturday, a large blue inflatable police tent had been placed around the black car that struck the victim as well as a white van in the middle of Stonyhurst Road.

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"They live in shelters, they even live in tents in the streets."

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