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English
Verb
vant (third-person singular simple present vants, present participle vanting, simple past and past participle vanted)
- Pronunciation spelling of want.
1890, John Habberton, All He Knew:"Come, now, deacon," said the shopkeeper, abruptly dropping the cat, "you can turn up your nose at my ideas all you vant, but you mustn't turn it up at my shurch.
1922, Various, Best Short Stories:"Ay vant to get married," blushed Pete, who is by way of being a Scandinavian.
1992 January 17, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Sex and Drugs and Death and Writing”, in Chicago Reader:His boss, A.J. Cohen, is livid: "You vant I should spit right in your face!?
See also
Antillean Creole
Etymology 1
From French ventre.
Noun
vant
- belly; stomach
Etymology 2
From French vente.
Noun
vant
- sale
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin ventus.
Noun
vant m (plural vants)
- wind
Danish
Etymology
From an obsolete past participle of vænne (“to accustom”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
vant (plural and definite singular attributive vante)
- usual, familiar
- Drengen føler sig tryg i vante omgivelser.
- The boy feels secure in a familiar environment.
1873, Fr. Hammerich, De episk-kristelige Oldkvad hos de gotiske Folk, page 167:De vante steder til gudsdyrkelse kunde de lade dem beholde, de vante- They could let them keep the usual places of worship, the usual ones
- 1839, Thomasine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, Nye fortællinger af Forfatteren' til "En Hverdags-Historie" (ed. Johan Ludwig Heiberg), C.A. Reitzel, page 89
I flere Dage blev han denne Beslutning tro, og den unge Pige, hvis Hjerte allerede hang ved denne sin første Kjærlighed, vandrede, forgjæves speidende, omkring de vante Steder, uden at ane den Kamp, som den utaknemmelige Elsker maatte stride med sit eget Hjerte.- For several days, he stuck to this decision, and the young girl, whose heart already drooped at this its first love, wandered, looking in vain, around the usual places, not knowing the struggle which the ungrateful lover had to fight with his own heart.
2015, Christine Merrill, Lady Folbrokes bedårende bedrag, Forlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:Jeg kan klare mig uden at vække opsigt i kortere tidsrum ad gangen på vante steder.- I can make it without attracting attention for short time intervals at a time in usual places.
2011, Kai Jørgensen, At Starte Som en Kat Må Give Mindst 9 Liv, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 184:Folk vil gerne bevæge sig væk fra de vante steder, hvis det, de skal se, lyder spændende nok.- People are willing to move away from the usual places, if that which they are to see sounds exciting enough.
References
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French ventre (“belly, stomach”).
Pronunciation
Noun
vant
- (anatomy) belly, stomach
- Synonym: pans
Derived terms
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French ventre.
Noun
vant
- belly, stomach
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle Dutch
Verb
vant
- first/third-person singular past indicative of vinden
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From the (former?) past participle of venne.
Adjective
vant (indefinite singular vant, definite singular and plural vante)
- accustomed, used (til / to)
- customary, usual (place, pattern, way, etc.)
- experienced?
2016, Arnfinn Forness, Død i kort kjole: Braze Blade 2, Chayka Förlag, →ISBN:Den notoriske forbryteren bøyde seg ned og plukket opp våpenet. Vante hender vippet ut tønnen. Det var fire skudd i magasinet.- The notorious criminal bent down and picked up the weapon. Experienced? hands swung out the cylinder. There was four rounds in the magazine.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
vant
- simple past of vinne
References
- “vant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “vant_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Dutch want.
Noun
vant n (definite singular vantet, indefinite plural vant, definite plural vanta)
- (nautical) shroud
- edge of a playing field, pitch or board
Etymology 2
Noun
vant m (definite singular vanten, uncountable)
- (uncountable, rare) a want, lack
- Synonyms: mangel, skort
Verb
vant
- imperative of vanta
Etymology 3
Adjective
vant (indefinite singular vant, definite singular and plural vante)
- neuter singular of vand
- (pre-2012) alternative form of vand
Participle
vant (definite singular and plural vante)
- neuter singular of vand
- (non-standard since 2012) past participle of venja
Verb
vant
- supine of venja
Etymology 4
Adjective
vant
- neuter singular of van
References
- “vant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old Norse
Adjective
vant
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of vanr
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
Noun
vant m (plural vant)
- boast, brag
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
From French ventre.
Noun
vant
- belly, stomach
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Dutch want (“rigging”).
Noun
vant n
- (nautical) shroud: a rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
vant
- indefinite neuter singular of van
Verb
vant
- supine of vänja
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