Definitions for PENT
pɛntpent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. pent, shut up(p)adjective

   closely confined

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. pentverb

   ;

2. pentadjective

   Confined in a pen, imprisoned.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pentpart. pass. of pen.

   Shut up.

   Cut my lace asunder,
   That my pent heart may have some scope to beat. William Shakespeare.

   The son of Clarence have I pent up close. William Shakespeare.

   Pent to linger
   But with a grain a day, I would not buy
   Their mercy. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Their armour help’d their harm, crush’d in, and bruis’d
   Into their substance pent. John Milton.

   The soul pure fire, like ours, of equal force;
   But pent in flesh, must issue by discourse. Dryden.

   Pent up in Utica he vainly forms
   A poor epitome of Roman greatness. Joseph Addison, Cato.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pent

   1) A word prefix derived from Greek, meaning five. 2) Short for pentagon or pentagram, which are five-sided shapes. 3) In a more colloquial sense, it can also mean contained or held back, often used in the phrase "pent-up," referring to emotions or energy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pent

   of Pen

2. Pentverb

   penned or shut up; confined; -- often with up

3. Etymology: [From Pen, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pent

   pa.t. and pa.p. of pen, to shut up.

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1. PENT

   What does PENT stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PENT acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PENT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pent is ranked #68122 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pent surname appeared 289 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pent.
   
   86.5% or 250 total occurrences were White.
   7.2% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.5% or 13 total occurrences were Black.

Anagrams for PENT »

1. PETN

How to pronounce PENT?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of PENT in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of PENT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of PENT in a Sentence

1. Chen Yulu:

   We believe that after this epidemic is over, pent-up demand for consumption and investment will be fully released, and China's economy will rebound swiftly.

2. Tim League:

   Because of the increase in vaccination availability, a very exciting slate of new releases and pent-up audience demand, we're extremely confident that by the end of 2021, the cinema industry — and our theaters specifically — will be thriving.

3. Bryce Evans:

   There is pent-up demand worldwide.

4. Jeremy Quek:

   Even though airline capacity is coming back, it’s not coming back at the same pace as we expect the pent-up demand to be. That’s where the crux is, reduced capacity, and growing demand, is the formula for rising prices.

5. Sal Guatieri:

   The U.S. housing market will continue to expand this year, perhaps at a little slower rate than recently as some of the pent up demand has been exhausted, but overall it should be a fairly good year.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=PENT
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/PENT
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=PENT
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PENT
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=PENT
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html