tent

[US]/tent/
[UK]/tent/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a portable shelter, typically made of cloth and supported by poles; a dwelling; a partition
vt. to cover with or as if with a tent; to live in a tent
vi. to live in a tent; to temporarily reside in a tent

Phrases & Collocations

camping tent

pop-up tent

dome tent

family tent

backpacking tent

big tent

tent city

oxygen tent

Example Sentences

rig up a tent for the night.

a tent made of goat skins.

The tent is proof against water.

the tent is ideal for casual outdoor use.

an oxygen tent over the bed.

This tent sleeps three comfortably.

They pegged their tent down.

it was so windy that the tent nearly blew away.

I used the tent and was duly impressed.

the sides of the tent had a tendency to flap about .

he pushed through the tent flap.

a pneumatic igloo tent that packs away compactly.

I put up the tent and cooked a meal.

the tents were ranked in orderly rows.

a large tent that seats 100 to 150 people.

Tim tented his fingers.

they were living in large tented camps.

the castle itself is worked in tent stitch.

Real-world Examples

The boys pitched a tent by the river.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

They needed a doctor urgently, in the live animal tent.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2015 Collection

We put up our tent and then we eat.

Source: New Curriculum Standard People's Education Press High School English (Compulsory 1)

Want to set up the tent here?

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

We pitched our tent by the lake.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Why are you setting up the tent?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

There was a medic tent on site.

Source: NPR News November 2021 Collection

We put up a tent and cooked outside.

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade Eight (Second Semester)

Let's pitch our tent by the river.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

We put up the tent and fell asleep.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

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