noun

tent

tehnt

noun

A portable shelter made of fabric stretched over poles, used for camping or outdoor events.

"They pitched a tent by the river for the weekend."

verb

To go camping in a tent.

"We tented at the festival instead of booking a hotel."

How to Use Tent

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA fabric shelter you set up outdoors, typically for camping.

Common pairings

pitch a tent camping tent tent pole

Word Forms

tented past tense, tented past tense, tented past tense, tents plural, tents plural, tents plural, tents plural, tents singular, tents singular, tents singular

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Etymology

From Old French tente, from Vulgar Latin *tenta, related to Latin tendere ("to stretch").

Rhymes for tent

ent bent went sent vent rent dent gent Kent pent Lent spent

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