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BNC: 4158 COCA: 3071

tent

tent /ˈtɛnt/ noun
plural tents
tent
/ˈtɛnt/
noun
plural tents
Learner's definition of TENT
[count]
: a portable shelter that is used outdoors, is made of cloth (such as canvas or nylon), and is held up with poles and ropes帐篷
see picture at camping; see also oxygen tent

— tentlike

/ˈtɛntˌlaɪk/ adjective [more tentlike; most tentlike]
BNC: 4158 COCA: 3071

tent

1 of 3

noun

1
: a collapsible shelter of fabric (such as nylon or canvas) stretched and sustained by poles and used for camping outdoors or as a temporary building
2
3
a
: something that resembles a tent or that serves as a shelter
especially : a canopy or enclosure placed over the head and shoulders to retain vapors or oxygen being medically administered
b
: the web of a tent caterpillar
tentless adjective
tentlike adjective

tent

2 of 3

verb (1)

tented; tenting; tents

intransitive verb

1
: to reside for the time being : lodge
2
: to live in a tent

transitive verb

1
: to cover with or as if with a tent
2
: to lodge in tents

tent

3 of 3

verb (2)

tented; tenting; tents

transitive verb

chiefly Scotland
: to attend to

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun a huge tent was erected for the outdoor wedding reception
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Wine from Cedar Creek Winery, food trucks, beverage tent and desserts, live music, arts and crafts marketplace. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 After one night in this durable tent, everyone will wake up happy campers. Give the gift of music with this waterproof, virtually indestructible speaker. Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 10 Sep. 2022 With cool nights and warm days, spending time outdoors in Houston's fall climate is great for camping in a tent, RV or cabin. Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022 Were there thoughts of doing something in a tent like last year or going somewhere else? Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022 Browse works from more than 50 artists in an outdoor market and grab a drink from Begyle Brewing’s beer garden or a nonalcoholic beverage tent benefiting The Friendship Center Food Pantry. Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Gary likened the visitation space to a traditional circus tent, with a domed cage to keep the lions inside—observed from above by tamers, or guards. Katie Herchenroeder, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 That big tent covers lifelong, middle-class Tories in the southern countryside, who may want a small state and lower taxes, to party newcomers from the traditionally Labour-voting north, who generally favor more investment in public services. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2022 Nearby, two men were sprawled across the sidewalk while a tent provided shelter for another homeless person. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022
Verb
Leave a Note Shinde is one of Botswana’s iconic luxury tented camps, refurbished in 2015 and located on the edge of the permanent waters of the Okavango Delta. Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2017 A rival group, the Worker’s Ex-Servicemen League, Communist vets at odds with Waters’s group, tented at 14th and D streets in Southwest Washington. Terence Mcardle, Washington Post, 28 July 2017 Sherwood’s home has been tented so that sulfuryl fluoride, a poisonous, odorless gas, can be sprayed inside. Bill Hanna, star-telegram, 27 June 2017 Outside, two tented stages will provide three days of musical performances. Melinda Morris, NOLA.com, 27 June 2017 The design is suspended 30 feet above ground and features tented structures atop a mesh platform. Elizabeth Stamp, CNN, 15 June 2017 One morning this week, Markowski watched workers hoeing the rich soil between rows of tobacco beneath acres of tenting on his family's West Suffield farm. Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 15 June 2017 Like Top Gear, the car segments are filmed around the world, along with the addition of audience segments, thanks to the show's mobile tented studio. Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 10 June 2017 The 37,000-acre spread will open its sixth tented camp, North Bank Camp, on the Blackfoot River this month. Compiled By Elaine Glusac, star-telegram.com, 7 June 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English tent, tente "collapsible shelter of animal skins or fabric used by nomads, shelter, dwelling," borrowed from Anglo-French tente, going back to Vulgar Latin *tenta, noun derivative from feminine of Latin tentus, tensus, past participle of tendere "to extend outward, stretch" (or from Vulgar Latin *tendita, re-formation of the participle) — more at tender entry 3

Verb (1)

derivative of tent entry 1

Verb (2)

Middle English tenten "to look after, see to, watch over," noun derivative of tent, tente "intention, purpose, heed," short for entente, intente intent entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

circa 1608, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tent was in the 14th century
BNC: 4158 COCA: 3071
tent

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF TENTS | VERB + TENT | TENT + VERB | TENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcamping (NAmE) 野營帳篷A-frame, dome, frame, pup, ridge, wall (NAmE) * A 字形帳篷;圓頂帳篷;框架式帳篷;楔形雙人帳篷;脊式帳篷;方帳篷three-person, two-person, etc.三人、雙人等帳篷makeshift臨時帳篷The refugees had been living in makeshift tents for a year.難民們已經在臨時帳篷裏住了一年了。leaky有漏洞的帳篷flimsy不結實的帳篷canvas帆布帳篷circus馬戲團帳篷beer, dining, food, hospitality, mess, refreshment, tea (BrE) 啤酒/用餐/食品/貴賓/軍用炊事/小吃/茶點帳篷cook, cooking (both especially NAmE) 廚房/炊事帳篷Our team had erected a cook tent at the campsite.我們組已在營地搭起一個帳篷廚房。press, VIP媒體/貴賓帳篷The reporters were waiting for Tiger Woods to come to the press tent.記者們在等待老虎伍茲來媒體帳篷。hospital醫院帳篷oxygen氧幕;氧氣帳... OF TENTSrow一排帳篷VERB + TENTerect, pitch, put up, set up搭建帳篷;支起帳篷They pitched their tent in a little clearing in the woods.他們在樹林裏一小塊空地上支起了帳篷。unzip, zip up拉開/拉上帳篷take down拆掉帳篷pack, pack up收起帳篷fold, fold up摺叠起帳篷share共用帳篷TENT + VERBblow down, collapse帳篷被刮倒/倒塌blow away帳篷被刮走TENT + NOUNcamp, city帳篷營地;帳篷區a tent city housing refugees from the war收容戰爭難民的一個帳篷區door, flap, peg, pole, rope, wall帳篷門;帳篷簾;支篷栓;營帳柱;帳篷繩;帳篷牆面PREPOSITIONin a/the tent在帳篷裏

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