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Bantu language spoken in Tanzania
Bena is a Bantu language spoken by the Bena people of the Iringa region of Tanzania. Voiceless sounds almost always occur as aspirated stops; [pʰ, tʰ
Bena_language
Adamawa language of Nigeria
Bena (Bəna, a.k.a. Binna, Buna, Ebina, Ebuna, Gbinna, "Lala", Purra, Yangeru, Yongor, Yungur) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. Bena-Yungur has a 3-tone
Bena_language_(Adamawa)
Ethnic group from Njombe Region of Tanzania
The Bena or Wabena are a Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in the Njombe Region of south-central Tanzania who speak the Bantu Bena language. In 2001,
Bena_people
Topics referred to by the same term
Bena can refer to: Bena (surname) Banna people, an ethnic group in Ethiopia Bena (ethnic group), ethnic group in Tanzania Bena language, language in the
Bena
Adamawa language branch of Nigeria
The Bena–Mboi (Ɓəna–Mboi) a.k.a. Yungur languages form a branch of the Adamawa family. They are spoken in central Adamawa State, eastern Nigeria, just
Bena–Mboi_languages
Group of languages
Marachi, Khayo, Rwanda-Rundi, Ganda, Rutara languages, Bangubangu etc. Bena–Kinga (G60) Sangu Hehe Bena Pangwa Kinga–Magoma Wanji Kisi ?Manda (N10) Columbus
Northeast_Bantu_languages
Lightning strike that killed an entire soccer team in DR Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo. The strike killed all 11 players on the Bena Tshadi side and injured 30 others, while members of the opposition Basanga
Bena Tshadi football lightning strike
Bena_Tshadi_football_lightning_strike
Kainantu–Gorokan language of Papua New Guinea
Benabena (Bena) is a Papuan language spoken in the Goroka District of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. Vowel sounds /i, e, a, o, u/ can also
Benabena_language
The number of languages natively spoken in Africa is variously estimated (depending on the delineation of language vs. dialect) at between 1,250 and 2
Languages_of_Africa
Town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, Spain
Benasque (Spanish: [beˈnaske]; in Benasquese dialect: Benás; Aragonese: Benás) (locally [beˈnas]) is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca
Benasque
Additionally, several Tanzanian sign languages are used. Major languages spoken in Tanzania include: Niger-Congo Bantu Bemba Bena (592 thousand, 2009) Chaga Digo
Languages_of_Tanzania
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. The two official languages are English (which was the language of Colonial Nigeria) and French
Languages_of_Nigeria
Large language family spoken in Sub-Saharan Africa
(800,000) Luguru (700,000) Bena (600,000) Shambala (650,000) Nyaturu (700,000) Swahili and English are official languages Luganda (9,295,300) Runyankore
Bantu_languages
Large language family of Sub-Saharan Africa
family of African languages spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages (which share a characteristic
Niger–Congo_languages
Major division of the Niger–Congo language family
The Atlantic–Congo languages make up the largest demonstrated family of languages in Africa. They have characteristic noun class systems and form the core
Atlantic–Congo_languages
Reconstructed ancestor of the Austronesian languages
*baŋa 'gap, stand open' *binaŋa (< -in- + baŋa) / *minaŋa 'mouth of river' *beŋa 'be agape' *búŋa 'flower' *paŋa 'forking' *ʃaŋa 'branch' *pan 'bait' *pat
Proto-Austronesian_language
Niger-Congo language
Voro (Vɔrɔ, a.k.a. Bena, Buna, Ebina, Ebuna, Woro, Yungur) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria. v t e
Voro_language_(Adamawa)
Selo in Chechnya, Russia
Benoy (Russian: Беной; Chechen: Бена, romanized: Bena) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Benoyskoye Rural Settlement in Nozhay-Yurtovsky
Benoy, Nozhay-Yurtovsky District, Chechen Republic
Benoy,_Nozhay-Yurtovsky_District,_Chechen_Republic
Gur language of Northern Ghana
a Gur language spoken in Ghana and northern Togo. It has an estimated 1.17 million native speakers. Dagbanli is the most widely spoken language in the
Dagbani_language
Group of Celtic languages of Brittany, Great Britain, Ireland, and the Isle of Man
retained before a vowel, i̯, w, m, and a liquid: Old Irish: ben "woman" (< *benā) Old Irish: gainethar "he/she is born" (< *gan-i̯e-tor) Old Irish: ainb "ignorant"
Insular_Celtic_languages
Romance language of northern Aragon, Spain
Biescas, Torla, Broto, Bielsa, Yebra de Basa, Aínsa-Sobrarbe Eastern dialect: Benás, Plan, Bisagorri, Campo, Perarrúa, Graus, Estadilla Southern dialect: Agüero
Aragonese_language
Topics referred to by the same term
G63 may refer to: Bena language, a Bantu language of Tanzania Grumman G-63 Kitten I, an American experimental aircraft HMCS Haida (G63), a Royal Canadian
G63
Bantu language spoken in DR Congo
Research Centre of African Languages and Literatures, University of Ghent. DeClercq, P. Grammaire de la langue des bena-lulua. 1897. Polleunis et Ceuterick
Luba-Kasai_language
Bantu language of west-central Africa
Kongo or Kikongo is a Bantu language (Bantu languages) spoken by the Kongo people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of
Kongo_language
Language family of West Africa
The Mande languages are a family of languages spoken in several countries in West Africa by the Mandé peoples. They include Maninka (Malinke), Mandinka
Mande_languages
Andamanese languages Australian languages and Tasmanian languages Caucasian languages Khoisan languages Nuba Mountains languages Paleo-Siberian
List_of_language_families
Territory in Kasai-Oriental, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Baluba-Lubilanji Sector as well; this town is located on the top of the hill in the Bena Nshimba Grouping. Tshala town, in the Bakwa Ndaba Grouping, is also famous
Katanda_Territory
Serbian footballer
Stevan Bena at WorldFootball.net Stevan Bena at National-Football-Teams.com Stevan Bena at kicker (in German) Stevan Bena at EU-Football.info Stevan Bena at
Stevan_Bena
Group of Bantu languages
Guthrie languages not specifically classified are Nindi (N10, said to be close to Ndendeule); and Tonga of Malawi (N10). Nurse moves Manda to Bena–Kinga
Rufiji–Ruvuma_languages
Greek footballer
Dimitris Mpena (Greek: Δημήτρης Μπένα; born 9 July 1996) is a Greek footballer, who currently plays for Ethnikos Piraeus in the Football League 2 as a
Dimitris_Bena
Language family
Bikwin–Jen), Yungur (i.e., Bena–Mboi), and Tula-Longuda subgroups. There are several clusters of Adamawa languages; among the Gur languages, only the core of that
Savannas_languages
Bantu language spoken in Tanzania
Gogo has about 50% lexical similarity with Hehe and Sangu (both Bena–Kinga languages (G.60), 48% with Kimbu and 45% with Nilamba. These last two are both
Gogo_language
Language family of New Guinea
< *kutu(p,mb)a abida ‘sister’ < *pi(n,nd)a Other languages: Waboda kepuru < *kV(mb,p)utu Kerewo bena ‘shoulder’ < *mbena ‘arm’ Morigi kota ‘leg’ < *k(a
Kiwaian_languages
Bantu language of northeastern Zambia
others. Classic Bemba books include Uwauma Nafyala, Pano Calo and Imilimo ya bena Kale. Abantu bonse bafyalwa abalubuka nokulingana mu mucinshi nensambu. Balikwata
Bemba_language
Branch of the Niger–Congo languages
of the Dagaare language are also found in Cameroon. The Samu languages of Burkina Faso are Gur languages. Like most Niger–Congo languages, the ancestor
Gur_languages
Ancestor of the Celtic languages
or Common Celtic, is the reconstructed ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. It is not attested
Proto-Celtic_language
national language. Luba-Kasai is spoken in the East Kasai Region (Luba people) and Luba-Lulua is used in the West Kasai Region among the Bena Lulua people
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
Reconstructed ancestor of the Niger–Congo language family
hypothetical reconstructed proto-language of the proposed Niger–Congo language family. Unlike Nilo-Saharan, the Niger–Congo language phylum is accepted by mainstream
Proto-Niger–Congo_language
Proposed language family in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Togo
The Kwa languages, often specified as New Kwa, are a proposed but as-yet-undemonstrated family of languages spoken in the south-eastern part of Ivory
Kwa_languages
Yungur (i.e., Bena-Mboi), and Tula-Longuda subgroups. Blench (2006) groups the Yungur (G7), Bikwin–Jen (G9), and Longuda (G10) languages together within
Bambukic_languages
Place in Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso
Bèna is a town in the Solenzo Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso. ‹ The template Historical populations is being considered for merging
Bèna
Adamawa language branch of Nigeria
BY 3.0 license. Bikwin-Jen (Adamawa Languages Project) Ɓəna-Mboi (Yungur) group (Adamawa Languages Project) Bena-Yungur Archived 2020-02-19 at the Wayback
Bikwin–Jen_languages
2008 studio album by Haifa Wehbe
three released singles, "Mosh Adra Astna", "Mat'olesh Lehad", and "Hasa Ma Bena". In the Middle East album sales struggled due to Haifa's lack of promotion
Habibi_Ana
French theologian (died c. 1204–1207)
Amalric of Bena (French: Amaury de Bène, Amaury de Chartres; Latin: Almaricus, Amalricus, Amauricus; died c. 1204–1207) was a French theologian, philosopher
Amalric_of_Bena
Branch of Atlantic-Congo languages
Senegambian languages, traditionally known as the Northern West Atlantic, sometimes confusingly referred to in literature as the Atlantic languages, are a
Senegambian_languages
Gur language spoken in Burkina Faso
also known as Wín, is a language of Burkina Faso that is of uncertain affiliation within Niger-Congo. It may be a Gur language. There are two dialects
Tusya_language
Branch of Benue–Congo languages spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon
The Cross River or Delta–Cross languages are a branch of the Benue–Congo language family spoken in south-easternmost Nigeria, with some speakers in south-westernmost
Cross_River_languages
Subfamily of the Southern Bantoid languages
most spoken language in the group. The majority are threatened with extinction. The largest of these languages by far is the Tiv language for which the
Tivoid_languages
Branch of the YEAI Languages
Igboid languages constitute a branch of the Volta–Niger language family. Williamson and Blench conclude that the Igboid languages form a "language cluster"
Igboid_languages
Village and municipality in Slovakia
Belina (before 1948 Beňa, Biena; Hungarian: Béna) is a village and municipality in the Lučenec District in the Banská Bystrica Region of Slovakia. The
Belina
Volta–Niger dialect cluster of Nigeria
of the YEAI ("Yoruba–Edo–Akoko–Igbo") (YEAI) group of the Niger–Congo languages. It is spoken in the Akoko Edo, and the LGAs of Akoko North East, Akoko
Akoko_language
West Slavic language of eastern Germany
predsydźe; ćěsla (“carpenter”), ćěsle, ćěsli, ćěslu, ćěslu, ćěsli; Beno, Bena, Benej, Bena, Benom, Benje. Feminine and neuter gender. Examples of declension
Upper_Sorbian_language
Language family of Liberia and Ivory Coast
The Kru languages are spoken by the Kru people from the southeast of Liberia to the west of Ivory Coast. According to Güldemann (2018), Kru lacks sufficient
Kru_languages
Ethnic group from Njombe Region of Tanzania
number 28,000. The wanji language is the composition of nearby languages like Sangu, Kinga, Nyakyusa, Safwa and Bena. WBI language at ethnologue.com v t
Wanji_people
Atlantic–Congo language group of Nigeria
Idomoid languages are spoken primarily in Benue State of east-central Nigeria and surrounding regions. Idoma itself is an official language spoken by
Idomoid_languages
Hamer Bena was one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Omo Zone, Hamer Bena was
Hamer_Bena
Branch of volta-Niger African language
Ebira languages, each with about 4 million speakers. Most Nupoid languages have 3 level tones. Roger Blench (2013: 4) classifies the Nupoid languages as
Nupoid_languages
Small language family of the Nuba Mountains of Sudan
The Rashad languages form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan. They are named after Rashad District of South Kordofan. Part of an erstwhile
Rashad_languages
Niger–Congo language cluster
The Gbe languages (pronounced [ɡ͡bè]) form a cluster of about twenty related languages stretching across the area between eastern Ghana and western Nigeria
Gbe_languages
Language family
The Gbaya languages, also known as Gbaya–Manza–Ngbaka, are a family of perhaps a dozen languages spoken mainly in the western Central African Republic
Gbaya_languages
Ethnic group
Ch'aniltnu Hdakaq' (Chunilna Creek Village), Tatik'niłtun Bena (Stephan Lake Village), Tudli Bena (Nancy Lake Village), K'enakatnu (Fish Creek Village),
Denaʼina
List of languages
languages as interpreted by Harald Hammarström, and following the Guthrie classification. Bantu languages Guthrie classification of Bantu languages Classification
List_of_Bantu_languages
after the grand final. The following members comprised the Lithuanian jury: Benas Kukenys Darius Dapkus Marijanas Staniulėnas Rokas Jančiauskas Justė Komskytė
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026
Lithuania_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2026
List of African ethnic groups
group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Africa
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Africa
Adamawa language group of central Africa
Mbum or Kebi-Benue languages (also known as Lakka in narrower scope) are a group of the Mbum–Day branch of the Adamawa languages, spoken in southern
Mbum_languages
Bantu language
(British and Foreign Bible Society). Hehe may be mutually intelligible with Bena. There are four main dialects: Kalenga (in the centre of the region, north-west
Hehe_language
Species of moth
Bena bicolorana, the scarce silver-lines, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli in 1775. It is found
Bena_bicolorana
South African actress and media creative
Beáta Bena Green, known professionally as Beáta Bena, is a South African actress and media creative. She is known for her television roles as Kim Claasen
Beata_Bena_Green
Ubangian dialect continuum of Central Africa
The Ngbandi language is a dialect continuum of the Ubangian family spoken by a half-million or so people in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ngbandi proper)
Ngbandi_language
Niger-Congo languages spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali
Mande languages spoken in Burkina Faso and Mali. Intelligibility between Samo varieties is low. The following have been coded as separate languages: Matya
Samo_language_(Burkina)
Subgroup of Volta–Niger languages in Africa
The Edoid languages are a few dozen languages spoken in southern Nigeria. Edoid-speaking ethnic groups are predominantly located in the States of Edo
Edoid_languages
Gur language spoken in Burkina Faso
Vige, Vigué, Vigye, is a language of Burkina Faso. Vigué is the term for the ethniciity while Viemo is the name of the language. It may be related at a
Viemo_language
Language family
language family. It consists of the Northern Bantoid languages and the Southern Bantoid languages, a division which also includes the Bantu languages
Bantoid_languages
Papuan language
Kiwai is a Papuan language, or languages, of southern Papua New Guinea. Dialects number 1,300 Kope, 700 Gibaio, 1,700 Urama, 700 Arigibi (together "Northeast
Kiwai_language
Semi-bantu language in Adamawa Region, Cameroon
semi-Bantu language that is spoken in Cameroon by the Tikar people, as well as by the Bedzan Pygmies, who speak their own dialect of the language. A recent
Tikar_language
Trans-Fly language of the Australian Torres Strait Islands
Eastern, Isten, Esten and Able Able) or the Eastern Torres Strait language is the language of the people of the small islands of Mer (Murray Island), Waier
Meriam_language
Cross River language group of Nigeria
The Ogoni languages, or Kegboid languages, are the five languages of the Ogoni people of Rivers State, Nigeria. They fall into two clusters, East and
Ogoni_languages
Languages of northern Cameroon
Fali comprises two languages spoken in northern Cameroon. Included in Greenberg's Adamawa languages (as group G11), it was excluded from that family by
Fali_languages_(Cameroon)
Group of Nigerian languages
Cross River languages form a branch of the Cross River languages of Cross River State, Nigeria. They consist of the divergent Obolo language or Andoni,
Lower_Cross_River_languages
Lithuanian footballer
Benas Šatkus (born 1 April 2001) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Lithuania national team. In 2020, Šatkus signed
Benas_Šatkus
Atlantic language group of West Africa
The Bak languages are a group of typologically Atlantic languages of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau linked in 2010 to the erstwhile Atlantic isolate Bijago
Bak_languages
Branch of Benue–Congo languages of Cameroon and Nigeria
The twelve Mambiloid languages are languages spoken by the Mambila and related peoples mostly in eastern Nigeria and in Cameroon. In Nigeria the largest
Mambiloid_languages
Language family
Banda is a family of Ubangian languages spoken by the Banda people of Central Africa. Banda languages are distributed in the Central African Republic
Banda_languages
Extinct Northwest Semitic language
Ugaritic (/ˌ(j)uːɡəˈrɪtɪk/ (Y)OOG-ə-RIT-ik) is an extinct Northwest Semitic language known through the Ugaritic texts discovered by French archaeologists in
Ugaritic
250 languages, with some accounts reporting around 600. These include 55 Afro-Asiatic languages, two Nilo-Saharan languages, four Ubangian languages, and
Languages_of_Cameroon
Country in Northern Europe
Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2013. Bacanskas, Benas (19 December 2014). "Dainos teatras – Kolorado vabalai (1991-12-25)". YouTube
Lithuania
Languages of Africa
The Zande languages are half a dozen closely related languages of the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan.
Zande_languages
Language groups spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria
The Beboid languages are any of two families of Southern Bantoid languages spoken principally in southwest Cameroon, although two (Bukwen and Mashi) are
Beboid_languages
The Ekoid languages are a dialect cluster of Southern Bantoid languages spoken principally in southeastern Nigeria and in adjacent regions of Cameroon
Ekoid_languages
Niger–Congo language spoke in Nigeria
Kwah (Kwa), also known as Baa (Bàː), is a Niger–Congo language of uncertain affiliation; the more it has been studied, the more divergent it appears. Joseph
Kwah_language
Bantoid language branch of Nigeria
The Dakoid languages are a branch of the Northern Bantoid languages spoken in Taraba and Adamawa states of eastern Nigeria. Dakoid Donga (Dong) Gãã (Tiba)
Dakoid_languages
Ethnic group from Iringa and Morogoro Regions of Tanzania
of Iringa Region, northeast of Bena, southeast of Hehe, west of Pogolo and southwest of Mbunga. The Chindamba language has a lexical similarity of 69%
Ndamba_people
Alzira, Almassora, etc. A large number of places have the Arabic roots Beni, Bena and Bene, which mean "son of" or "sons of": Benidorm, Benimuslem, Benilloba
Influence of Arabic on other languages
Influence_of_Arabic_on_other_languages
Language group of Sudan
The Katla languages are two to three closely related languages that form a small language family in the Nuba Hills of Sudan. Part of an erstwhile Kordofanian
Katloid_languages
Extinct language of Ghana
Mprɛ or Mpra is an extinct language spoken in the village of Butei (8°52′N 1°15′W / 8.867°N 1.250°W / 8.867; -1.250) in central Ghana, located between
Mprɛ_language
Topics referred to by the same term
Airport, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati bez, the ISO 639-3 code for the language spoken by the Bena people in Tanzania Bez, part of an antler Betz (disambiguation)
Bez
Language of Papua New Guinea
following sentence Ya henua bena pasta yo-na pwaole ya kaiwahali, meaning 'I want to steal the pastor's rooster', the use of bena here is not as strong as
Saliba language (Papua New Guinea)
Saliba_language_(Papua_New_Guinea)
Austronesian language of Papua New Guinea
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of its capital
Hiri_Motu
Language family of West Africa
The Senufo or Senufic languages (French: Senoufo) comprise around 15 languages spoken by the Senufo in the north of Ivory Coast, the south of Mali and
Senufo_languages
Endangered Volta-Congo language of Ivory Coast
Pɛrɛ or Mbre is a moribund language of the Ivory Coast. It is known as Pɛrɛ [also rendered Prɛ] by its speakers and as Bɛrɛ [also rendered Brɛ] by the
Pɛrɛ_language
BENA LANGUAGE
BENA LANGUAGE
Female
English
(ΞÎνα) Feminine form of Greek Xenon, XENA means "foreigner; stranger."
Female
Persian/Iranian
 Short form of Persian Zenana, ZENA means "woman." Compare with another form of Zena.
Girl/Female
Native American
Pheasant.
Female
Turkish
Turkish name BERNA means "young."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of land on which grew bent grass, rushes, or reeds (Middle English bent).
Female
English
 Short form of Middle English Alvena, VENA means "elf friend." Compare with another form of Vena.
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Eithne, ENA means "kernel."
Female
English
 English variant spelling of French Nina, NENA means "favor; grace." Compare with other forms of Nena.
Female
Polish
Feminine form of Polish Bożydar, BOŻENA means "divine gift."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Gena, JENA means "well born."
Female
English
Pet form of English Eugenia, GENA means "well born."
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Wise; Pheasant
Female
Greek
(ΖÎνα) Contracted form of Greek Zenia, ZENA means "stranger, foreigner," but sometimes rendered "hospitable (esp. to foreigners)."
Girl/Female
English
Originally a diminutive used for names ending in -bina, like Albina, Columbina, and Robina, now...
Female
English
English name derived from the second letter of the Greek alphabet, beta, related to Hebrew bet, BETA means "house."Â
Female
English
Short form of English Beatrix, BEA means "voyager (through life)."Â
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Nina, NENA means "granddaughter" or "great-granddaughter." Compare with other forms of Nena.
Female
English
 Pet form of English Eleanor, LENA means "foreign; the other."
Male
Hebrew
(בֶּלַע) Hebrew name BELA means "destruction." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a king of Edom.
Female
Hebrew
(×‘Ö¼Ö´×™× Ö¸×”) Hebrew name BINA means "intelligence, wisdom."Â
BENA LANGUAGE
BENA LANGUAGE
Boy/Male
Muslim
Famous pass
Girl/Female
Arabic
Belonging to Night; Young Lady
Male
Chinese
kindness to the east.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, French, Muslim
Guided Well
Male
English
Medieval English form of Old Norse Folki, FULKE means "people, tribe."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Victorious, Conquering, Defeating
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Fort
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Tamil
Wise
Biblical
a chamber covered; the sea-shore
BENA LANGUAGE
BENA LANGUAGE
BENA LANGUAGE
BENA LANGUAGE
BENA LANGUAGE
a. & p. p.
Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved, determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character, disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.
n.
The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.
n.
A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road.
a. & p. p.
Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight; crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.
n.
Alt. of Ben
v. t.
To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend the knee.
v.
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.
a.
Bent into a curve; -- said of a bend or other ordinary.