Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic, colloquial)To regulate what one eats according to the precepts of William Banting; to go on a diet.

Origin

Back-formation from banting.

Back-formation from banting.

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Forms

bants, banting, banted, banted
Base formbant · to bant
3rd person singularbants
Present participlebanting
Past simplebanted
Past participlebanted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybant
he, she, itbants

Past simpleLesson

all personsbanted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave banted
he, she, ithas banted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill bant

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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