What does "brent" mean?
Alternative form of brant.
Brent
/bɹɛnt/ adj, name, noun, verb
adj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative form of brant.
- Grammar: brent is listed as adj, name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: brant goose, brant, brent goose.
- Usage evidence: Brent is an American, but he speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
How to use "brent"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of brant. alt-of, alternative
- 2 small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward wordnet
Verb
- 1 Obsolete spelling of burnt. alt-of, obsolete
"1485 – Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur, Book XIV, Chapter vi, leaf 324v"
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of brant. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
- 1 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
"Liz Brent, broker at Go Brent in Maryland and Washington, DC, said she’s spent the past few months changing how she presents properties by emphasizing photographs, 3-D tours, and video vignettes for homes online."
- 2 A male given name transferred from the surname, of 20th century and later usage. countable, uncountable
- 3 A placename:; A housing estate in Polperro parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX2150). countable, uncountable
- 4 A placename:; A small river in Greater London, England, which joins the Thames at Brentford. countable, uncountable
"Only by the wet flapping of a barnacle goose did she know she now approached the River Brent, obscured as it was by a brickworks and yet more houses."
- 5 A placename:; A London borough in Greater London, England, created in 1965 from the merger of the boroughs of Wembley and Willesden. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A placename:; A community in Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada, named after Brentwood, England. countable, uncountable
- 7 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A city in Bibb County, Alabama. countable, uncountable
- 8 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Escambia County, Florida. countable, uncountable
- 9 A placename:; A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia. countable, uncountable
- 10 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A ghost town in Pemiscot County, Missouri. countable, uncountable
- 11 A placename:; A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Brent is an American, but he speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "brent"?
Common synonyms include: brant goose, brant, brent goose.
How do you use "brent" in a sentence?
Brent is an American, but he speaks Japanese as if it were his mother tongue.
How do you pronounce "brent"?
Pronounced /bɹɛnt/.
Etymology
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from Old English brant (“steep”), referring to hills. Compare Brents.