A2verb · transitive · common

violent

vi·o·l·ent

violent · violents · violented · violenting

To urge with violenceTo urge with violence.

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/ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/

» I'm not violent.

Я не жорстокий.

Meaning

1 senses

(archaic)To urge with violence.

Examples

307 sentences

I'm not violent.
Я не жорстокий. — deniko
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Tom is violent.
Том жорстокий. — deniko
deTom ist gewalttätig. — Felixjp
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Tom has a violent streak.
У Тома є злісна жилка. — deniko
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Tom doesn't like watching violent movies.
ruТом не любит смотреть фильмы с насилием. — Biga
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Tom isn't normally a violent person.
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Origin

From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“str

From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter.

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Forms

violents, violenting, violented, violented

Base form	violent · to violent
3rd person singular	violents
Present participle	violenting
Past simple	violented
Past participle	violented

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	violent
he, she, it	violents

Past simpleLesson

all persons

violented

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have violented
he, she, it	has violented

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will violent

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

3 patterns

become violent
violent person
got violent