tent
Translation
tent
Examples
We put up the tent in the dark.
We put up the tent in the dark.
They slept in a tent.
They slept in a tent.
Grammar Patterns
to pitch a tent to erect a tent We pitched the tent in the dark.
Similar Words
Synonyms: marquee, yurt, teepee
Etymology
From Old French 'tente', from Latin 'tenta', literally 'a stretched thing', from 'tendere' (to stretch).
Memory Tips
A TENT is made of fabric that is stretched (tensed) over poles.