bennet

«bennet» in Mova's school dictionary: A family name; best known as the Bennet family… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

proper noun (Bennet); noun (herb bennet — rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) A family name; best known as the Bennet family, especially Elizabeth Bennet, in Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice". tree →

2) (rare) Herb bennet: a wild plant with yellow flowers, also called wood avens. tree →

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bennet» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.