Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).
Used in a Sentence
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Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bento.
Editorial note
A decade ago, he tried to modernize his family-run company, which delivers traditional bento lunchboxes, by taking orders online.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of bento gathered in one view.
(also attributive) A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
(Singapore, by extension) A generic meal packed in a disposable bento box.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for bento.
noun
Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).
noun
(also attributive) A Japanese takeaway lunch served in a box, often with the food arranged into an elaborate design.
noun
(Singapore, by extension) A generic meal packed in a disposable bento box.
noun
(graphical user interface) A layout consisting of cards arranged in a modular, irregularly partitioned grid.
Example sentences
A decade ago, he tried to modernize his family-run company, which delivers traditional bento lunchboxes, by taking orders online.
By the time tomorrow comes I won't remember that Bento exists and I really want to try out your product.
I think Bento can help - all the resources there are free and curated by developers.
Adding the bento: should have removed all the other items from selection.
I was thinking plate + pickle and bento + pickle, since all of them were dancing...
It selects the <bento> element that is the 4th child from last.
How does this compares to products like Bento (RIP) and Filemaker?
Too bad bento requires signing in with Facebook or Google..
I've been using bento for a while now to find free coding resources online.
I've featured it heavily on Bento and its entire algorithms and data structures section is basically links to chapters in this book.
According to the description on level 18 div p:nth-child(2) selects the second <p> in every <div> So on level 19, to select the first <bento> in <div>, div bento:nth-child(1) should work, but it doesn't.
In San Francisco you can get a bento box delivered in 15 minutes for $12, and I just got a flyer for dinners delivered starting at $8.
Quote examples
On level 7, it's possible to ignore the intended lesson and use "plate.small, bento.small".
Running $("bento:nth-last-child(2)").length is coming up 0 in the console as well.
On level 10, surprisingly, it's not possible to ignore the intended lesson and write "apple, orange, bento, plate".
That is to say that when you specify bento:nth-last-child(2) you're not saying "of all the bentos give me the second one" you're saying "of all the bentos give me those that are in the second child position."
Proper noun examples
Mobile access is increasingly important, and none of those products provided a mobile interface (with the exception of Bento).
Currently using various sites to learn to program myself (Codeacademy, Bento, Dash).
Bento looks great, though I agree with you it wouldn't hurt if they offer at least a minimal web version or an API.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use bento in a sentence?
A decade ago, he tried to modernize his family-run company, which delivers traditional bento lunchboxes, by taking orders online.
What does bento mean?
Synonym of bento box (“a partitioned, traditionally lacquered, lunchbox in which a Japanese takeaway lunch is served”).
What part of speech is bento?
bento is commonly used as noun.