hent (hĕnt) tr.v. hent·ed ,
hent·ing ,
hents Obsolete To take hold of; seize.
[Middle English henten , from Old English hentan .]
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hent (hɛnt ) n anything that has been grasped, esp by the mind
[Old English hentan to pursue; related to huntian to hunt]
hent (hɛnt ) vb (
tr )
dialect Southwest English to empty: I'll hent the water out in the garden .
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hent (hɛnt) v.t. hent, hent•ing. Archaic. to seize.
[before 1000; Middle English henten, Old English hentan ]
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hend , hent - To hend is to seize or take; hent is the act of seizing.See also related terms for
seizing .
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hent Past participle: hentedGerund: hentingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I hent you hent he/she/it hents we hent you hent they hent
Preterite I hented you hented he/she/it hented we hented you hented they hented
Present Continuous I am henting you are henting he/she/it is henting we are henting you are henting they are henting
Present Perfect I have hented you have hented he/she/it has hented we have hented you have hented they have hented
Past Continuous I was henting you were henting he/she/it was henting we were henting you were henting they were henting
Past Perfect I had hented you had hented he/she/it had hented we had hented you had hented they had hented
Future I will hent you will hent he/she/it will hent we will hent you will hent they will hent
Future Perfect I will have hented you will have hented he/she/it will have hented we will have hented you will have hented they will have hented
Future Continuous I will be henting you will be henting he/she/it will be henting we will be henting you will be henting they will be henting
Present Perfect Continuous I have been henting you have been henting he/she/it has been henting we have been henting you have been henting they have been henting
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been henting you will have been henting he/she/it will have been henting we will have been henting you will have been henting they will have been henting
Past Perfect Continuous I had been henting you had been henting he/she/it had been henting we had been henting you had been henting they had been henting
Conditional I would hent you would hent he/she/it would hent we would hent you would hent they would hent
Past Conditional I would have hented you would have hented he/she/it would have hented we would have hented you would have hented they would have hented
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