How to pronounce bent in British English
“bent” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to bent the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “bent” in: all accents · American English (381 clips)
“bent” in real sentences — British speakers
72 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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are hell bent on wreaking havoc.
The Scottish Parliament
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Yes, we are getting on with rooting out bent coppers.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “bent”
Words one sound away from bent — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of bent. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.