bennet
proper noun (Bennet); noun (herb bennet — rare)
Everyday
- A family name; best known as the Bennet family, especially Elizabeth Bennet, in Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice". tree →
- (rare) Herb bennet: a wild plant with yellow flowers, also called wood avens. tree →
In the lessons
Met mostly in English literature: Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters. Rarely, in nature study, as a plant name. Phrases: Elizabeth Bennet, the Bennet sisters.
Examples
- Elizabeth Bennet is the heroine of "Pride and Prejudice". tree →
- Mrs Bennet wants her daughters to marry. tree →
- The Bennet family had five daughters. tree →
- Mr Bennet loved reading in his library. tree →
- Herb bennet grows in shady woods. tree →
- Our class read a short version of the Bennet sisters' story. tree →
Note
A name: write with a capital B. One t in Austen's spelling; the surname Bennett with two t's is also common. Not an everyday English word.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «bennet» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «bennet» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bennet/