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Bended/Bent
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Bended vs. Bent
Bended
/ˈbendəd/
Having been twisted or turned in a new direction
Examples:
Synonyms:
curved
arched
flexed
Antonyms:
straightened
unbent
Bent
/bent/
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Something that is curved or not straight.
Examples:
A
bent
, grey-coloured thing was walking towards him in the mirror.
'Heads
bent
, right?'
Silas's hair was white now and his shoulders were
bent
.
Synonyms:
curved
twisted
deformed
Antonyms:
straight
upright
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Ways to tell them apart:
Bended
and
bent
are variations of the same verb
bend
, meaning to change direction or shape.
Bended
is the archaic form and is rarely used in modern English, except in set phrases like
on bended knee
.
Bent
is the more commonly used past tense and past participle form of
bend
.
If you are confused, remember that
bent
is the modern form for past expressions.
The phrase
on bended knee
is an exception but the past form in regular contexts is always
bent
.
When to use bended:
When to use bent:
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