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Grammar : Verb
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Phonetic Transcription : kɛnt



Definition of kent

Origin :
  • Old English, from Latin Canticum, Greek Kantion (51 B.C.E.), an ancient Celtic name often explained as "coastal district," but possibly "land of the hosts or armies." Related: Kentish.
  • As in know : verb understand information
  • As in understand : verb appreciate, comprehend
Example sentences :
  • The last volume, Kent, 1907, is entirely decorated by himself.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
  • He means to send for his horses immediately, and it is impossible to say when you may see him in Kent.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • If ye had kent my Alick, ye wadna wonder at me for what I did.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Kent are the most rich in this respect.
  • Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
  • Three ladies were from Detroit, and one from Kent, in England.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • Whan was it ever we kent onything gaein on i' that mysterious laddie!
  • Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
  • "Oh, I know that it's a child's question," put in Kent, disgustedly.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The captain was chatting with them when he heard Kent's voice at his ear.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Then he asked, 241 "Did I understand you to say he and young Kent were friendly?"
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Kent would have stayed and talked for hours if Kendrick had permitted.
  • Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

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