Meaning
A small house made of cloth that you can carry, put up outside, and sleep in.
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Word origin
From Old French tente, from Latin tendere, meaning to stretch; a tent is stretched cloth.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tendere
- English cognates
- tend, tension
Examples
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"Put up a tent" means to build it ready for sleeping.
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A tent keeps the rain off you when you camp.
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Here "tent" is anything shaped like one.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 30, lesson 8: tent, tend, soap and 7 more words.