The meaning of bent is changed by bending out of an originally straight or even condition Having a shape that is changed by bending not straight How to use bent in a sentence
Past simple and past participle of bend 2 The past tense and past participle of be. Curved and not straight or flat
If you say that someone in a position of responsibility is bent, you mean that they are dishonest or do illegal things. Idioms bend or lean or fall over backward, [no object] to exert oneself as much as possible The teacher bent over backward in giving you extra time Idioms bend someone's ear, to talk to someone at length
The dean bent my ear for an hour with the same old ideas for new classes. Successful crime preventing does not make criminals give up They simply change their methods, or as mr ‘they stay bent but alter their tactics.’
