Lent

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Lent', 'lent': /ˈlɛnt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɛnt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Lent', 'lent': (lent)


From the verb lend: (⇒ conjugate)
lent is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p

Collocations for "Lent"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "Lent" in context.

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Lent

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [period, forty days] of Lent
  2. Lent is devoted to [fasting, abstinence, penitence]
  3. giving up [chocolate, soda] for Lent
  4. during the time of Lent
  5. What are you giving up for Lent?
  6. from Lent until Easter
'Lent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
emphasis - fast - friend - holy - offering - sympathetic - utterance

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