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# gent

noun (a gent, gents); the Gents (UK — men's toilet)

«gent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, old-fashioned) A gentleman; a polite or well-dressed man: a real gent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#m1)
2. «the Gents» (UK, Ireland, informal) = a public toilet for men. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#m2)
3. «gents'» = for men: gents' hairdresser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#m3)
4. The gents can also mean the men as a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday British life signs say «Gents» and «Ladies» on toilets; in casual talk someone kind and polite is «a proper gent». Phrases: «the Gents», «a real gent», «ladies and gents».

### Examples

- Excuse me, where is the Gents? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#x1)
- Grandpa is a real gent; he always opens the door for people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#x2)
- Ladies and gents, the show is about to begin! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#x3)
- He went to the gents' barber for a haircut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#x4)
- What a gent — he carried my bags. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#x5)
- The Gents is on the left, the Ladies on the right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/#x6)

### Note

Short for «gentleman». Informal. «The Gents» takes a singular verb: «The Gents is closed.» Female match: «the Ladies».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gent.html) on Mova free.