bent on Idioma
bent on
Idiom(s): bent on doing sthTheme: DETERMINATION
determined to do something.
• Jane was bent on having her own apartment.
• Her mother was bent on keeping her at home.
bent on|bent|bent upon
Very decided, determined, or set. The sailors were bent on having a good time. The policeman saw some boys near the school after dark and thought they were bent on mischief. The bus was late, and the driver was bent upon reaching the school on time.incumbent on
incumbent onAlso, incumbent upon. Imposed as an obligation or duty on, obligatory for. For example, He felt it was incumbent on us all to help the homeless. [Mid-1500s]
bent on (doing something)
Very angled to do something, conceivably aggravatingly so. She's angled on advancing actuality for the weekend, so we bigger apple-pie the bedfellow room. I'm angled on accepting an A on this exam, so I've been belief all week.Learn more: bent, onbent on
Also, bent upon. Determined, resolved, as in Jamie is angled on acceptable the algebraic prize. This phrase, aboriginal recorded in 1762, consistently uses the accomplished participle of the verb bend in the faculty of "tend toward." Learn more: bent, on
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