Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Hent /(hĕnt)/ · IPA 01 v. t. To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. imp. Hente; p. p. Hent 1. To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get.[Obs.] “This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast.” — Chaucer. “But all that he might of his friendes hente On bookes and on learning he it spente.” — Chaucer.