rebend en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *bindaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *bandijaną Proto-West Germanic *bandijan Old English bendan Middle English benden English bend English rebend From re- + bend.
Meanings
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To bend again.
These hooks are made of soft metal, to be rebent after use; but the cod very often get away with them and are hooked again elsewhere; and that is one of the many reasons why the Gloucester boats despise the Frenchmen.
1897, Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rebent | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rebent | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| rebending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| rebends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |