bent on


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Adj.1.bent on - fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"
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Translations
عاكِفٌ عَلى، مُنْكَبٌّ عَلى
odhodlanýpředurčený
staîráîinn í

bend

(bend) past tense, past participle bent (bent) verb
1. to make, become, or be, angled or curved. Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.
2. to force (someone) to do what one wants. He bent me to his will.
noun
a curve or angle. a bend in the road.
the bends
agonizing pains, especially in the joints, affecting divers when they surface too quickly.
bent on
determined on. bent on winning.
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