gent

¹

[ jent ]

noun

1. Informal. gentleman ( defs 1, 2 ).

gent

²

[ jent ]

adjective

, Obsolete.

1. elegant; graceful.

Gent

³

[ khent ]

noun

1. Flemish name of Ghent.

Gent.

⁴

or gent.

abbreviation for

1. gentleman or gentlemen.

gent

¹

/ dʒɛnt /

noun

1. informal.
   short for gentleman

Gent

²

/ xɛnt /

noun

1. the Flemish name for Ghent

Word History and Origins

Origin of gent¹

First recorded in 1555–65; by shortening

Origin of gent²

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin genitus begotten, born

Example Sentences

Mr Gent said CPR was carried out by officers until paramedics arrived, with Lynch pronounced dead at 06:42.

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Now 22 and returning as a striker for KAA Gent, the Iceland international will on Thursday play at the 40,000-seater capacity stadium where his father made history.

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Tim Gent, defending Mills, said his client was a "compassionate, caring and principled lady who is now reluctant to leave her home".

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In mitigation, Tom Gent said the "horror" of Mrs Clode's death would "forever haunt" Mr Nixon and his family, who had owned the farm since 1939.

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Dr Nick Gent, a former senior medical adviser to Public Health England, said he agreed on the presence of carbon monoxide in the Coopers' blood but had no idea about the source.

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