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bent on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bent, bent on(p), dead set(p), out to(p)adjective

    fixed in your purpose

    "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"

Wiktionary

  1. bent onadjective

    Completely determined; obstinate.

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  1. bent on

    "Bent on" is a phrase used to indicate a strong determination or commitment of someone to achieve a particular goal or objective. It suggests a level of persistence or resolve, often regardless of the difficulties or challenges that might arise.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bent on in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bent on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bent on in a Sentence

  1. Manchester University sociologist Robert Pettit:

    Disney is a capitalistic corporation bent on consumerism, and that's what drives our economy, it brings out people's opinions about our society and culture in general. You can love them or be very critical of those aspects of our culture and society because it portrays them so well.

  2. Naval Operations John Richardson:

    Our competitors are moving quickly, and our adversaries are bent on leaving us swirling in their wake.

  3. Kale Kayihura:

    The murder of Joan Kagezi should only serve to increase our resolve to hunt down and bring to justice all those elements bent on disturbing the security and development of our country.

  4. Bobby Wilson:

    [She] was hell-bent on killing me in my sleep one night. At three o’clock in the morning, I woke up to find a rifle in my face— a semiautomatic rifle at that — and the bullets started to fly, and I started diving for cover.

  5. Bob Menendez:

    With its announcement today, the (International Atomic Energy Agency) confirmed they could not determine the possible military dimensions of Iran's nuclear program -- except to assess that, contrary to its claims, Iran was working at certain points to weaponize its nuclear program, with little known about Iran's true intent, we find ourselves today opening a floodgate of frozen assets to a regime that is bent on opposing our interests.

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