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Bended vs. Bent
Bended
/ˈbendəd/Examples:
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Bent
/bent/Examples:
The tree bent in the wind.He's bent on winning the game.
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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.
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