Meaning

10 senses
  1. (intransitive)To allow gases to escape.

    The stove vents to the outside.

    entlüften

    выпуска́тьvypuskátʹ, вы́пуститьvýpustitʹ

  2. (transitive)To allow gases to escape from (a sealed space, container, etc.).

  3. (transitive)To allow to escape through a vent.

    Exhaust is vented to the outside.

    entlüften, abführen

  4. (intransitive, transitive)To express a strong emotion.

    He vents his anger violently.

    Can we talk? I need to vent.

    ablassen, äußern, ausdrücken

    излива́тьizlivátʹ, изли́тьizlítʹ, срыва́тьsryvátʹ

  5. To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort.

  6. (transitive)To determine the sex of (a chick) by opening up the anal vent or cloaca.

  7. (intransitive)Of an otter: to emerge from the water to breathe in air.

  8. (intransitive, slang)To use a vent in the video game Among Us.

  9. To sell; to vend.

  10. (colloquial)To ventilate; to use a ventilator; to use ventilation.

More definitions
  • expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
  • give expression or utterance to

Examples

76 sentences
  1. I needed to vent.

    Мені потрібно було виговоритися. — deniko

    ruМне нужно было выговориться. — odexed

  2. Tom was just venting his frustrations.

  3. I need to vent my anger.

    ruМне нужно выпустить пар. — shanghainese

    deIch muss meinem Ärger Luft machen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I was just venting my anger.

    deIch verschaffte nur meinem Ärger Luft. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom held his hands in front of the vent.

    ruТом держал руки перед вентиляционным отверстием. — Ivanovb

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to allow gases to escape:
to express a strong emotion:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to allow gases to escape:
to allow to escape through a vent:
to express a strong emotion:

Origin

Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate

Partly from Middle French vent, from Latin ventus and partly from French éventer. Cognate with French vent and Spanish viento (“wind”) and ventana (“window”). Doublet of wind.

From French vente, from Latin vendere (“to sell”).

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Forms

vents, venting, vented, vented
Base formvent · to vent
3rd person singularvents
Present participleventing
Past simplevented
Past participlevented

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyvent
he, she, itvents

Past simpleLesson

all personsvented

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill vent

Synonyms

5 synonyms
let off steam
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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