different between vans vs vant

English

Noun

vans

1. plural of van

Verb

vans

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of van

Anagrams

• ANSV, Svan, VNSA

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?vans/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?bans/
• Rhymes: -ans

Adjective

vans

1. masculine plural of va

Danish

Noun

vans c

1. indefinite genitive singular of van

French

Noun

vans m

1. plural of van

Galician

Adjective

vans m pl

1. masculine plural of van

Noun

vans m pl

1. plural of van

Spanish

Noun

vans m pl

1. plural of van

English

Verb

vant (third-person singular simple present vants, present participle vanting, simple past and past participle vanted)

1. Pronunciation spelling of want.

Antillean Creole

Etymology 1

From French ventre.

Noun

vant

1. belly; stomach

Etymology 2

From French vente.

Noun

vant

1. sale

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin ventus.

Noun

vant m (plural vants)

1. wind

Danish

Etymology

From an obsolete past participle of vænne (“to accustom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??an?d?]

Adjective

vant (plural and definite singular attributive vante)

1. usual, familiar.

   Drengen føler sig tryg i vante omgivelser.

   The boy feels secure in a familiar environment.

   • 1873, Fr. Hammerich, De episk-kristelige Oldkvad hos de gotiske Folk, page 167

     De vante steder til gudsdyrkelse kunde de lade dem beholde, de vante

     They could let them keep the usual places of worship, the usual ones

   • 1839, Thomasine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd, Nye fortællinger af Forfatteren' til "En Hverdags-Historie" (ed. Johan Ludwig Heiberg), C.A. Reitzel, page 89

     I flere Dage blev han denne Beslutning tro, og den unge Pige, hvis Hjerte allerede hang ved denne sin første Kjærlighed, vandrede, forgjæves speidende, omkring de vante Steder, uden at ane den Kamp, som den utaknemmelige Elsker maatte stride med sit eget Hjerte.

     For several days, he stuck to this decision, and the young girl, whose heart already drooped at this its first love, wandered, looking in vain, around the usual places, not knowing the struggle which the ungrateful lover had to fight with his own heart.

   • 2015, Christine Merrill, Lady Folbrokes bedårende bedrag, Forlaget Harlequin AB ?ISBN

     Jeg kan klare mig uden at vække opsigt i kortere tidsrum ad gangen på vante steder.

     I can make it without attracting attention for short time intervals at a time in usual places.

   • 2011, Kai Jørgensen, At Starte Som en Kat Må Give Mindst 9 Liv, BoD – Books on Demand ?ISBN, page 184

     Folk vil gerne bevæge sig væk fra de vante steder, hvis det, de skal se, lyder spændende nok.

     People are willing to move away from the usual places, if that which they are to see sounds exciting enough.

Related terms

• vant til
• vænne

References

• “vant,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French ventre (“belly, stomach”).

Noun

vant

1. (anatomy) belly, stomach

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French ventre

Noun

vant

1. belly, stomach

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Middle Dutch

Verb

vant

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of vinden

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the (former?) past participle of venne.

Adjective

vant (indefinite singular vant, definite singular and plural vante)

1. accustomed, used (til / to)
2. customary, usual (place, pattern, way, etc.)
3. experienced?
   • 2016, Død i kort kjole: Braze Blade 2 by Arnfinn Forness, Chayka Förlag ?ISBN [4]

Derived terms

• verdensvant

Etymology 2

Verb

vant

1. simple past of vinne

References

• “vant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “vant_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Dutch want.

Noun

vant n (definite singular vantet, indefinite plural vant, definite plural vanta)

1. (nautical) shroud
2. edge of a playing field, pitch or board

Etymology 2

Noun

vant m (definite singular vanten, uncountable)

1. (uncountable, rare) a want, lack

   Synonyms: mangel, skort

Verb

vant

1. imperative of vanta

Etymology 3

Adjective

vant (indefinite singular vant, definite singular and plural vante)

1. neuter singular of vand
2. form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by vand

Participle

vant (definite singular and plural vante)

1. neuter singular of vand
2. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of venja

Verb

vant

1. supine of venja

Etymology 4

Adjective

vant

1. neuter singular of van

References

• “vant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• vatn

Old Norse

Adjective

vant

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of vanr

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va?t/

Noun

vant m (plural vant)

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French ventre

Noun

vant

1. belly, stomach

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Swedish

Noun

vant n

1. (nautical) shroud: a rope or cable serving to support the mast sideways