sent
1
[ sent ]
/ sɛnt /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of send1.
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Definition for sent (2 of 5)
sent
2
[ sent ]
/ sɛnt /
noun, plural sent·i [sen-tee] /ˈsɛn ti/, sents.
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Origin of sent
2Definition for sent (3 of 5)
send
1
[ send ]
/ sɛnd /
verb (used with object), sent, send·ing.
verb (used without object), sent, send·ing.
to dispatch a messenger, agent, message, etc.
Electricity.
to transmit a signal: The ship's radio sends on a special band of frequencies.
Verb Phrases
Origin of send
1
before 900; Middle English
senden, Old English
sendan; cognate with German
senden, Gothic
sandjan (causative) < Germanic base
*sinth-,
*santh- go, whence Old English
sīth journey,
sand message, messenger
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OTHER WORDS FROM send
send·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH send
scend sendDefinition for sent (4 of 5)
Definition for sent (5 of 5)
scend
or send
[ send ]
/ sɛnd /
verb (used without object) (of a vessel)
to heave in a swell.
to lurch forward from the motion of a heavy sea.
noun
the heaving motion of a vessel.
the forward impulse imparted by the motion of a sea against a vessel.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scend
scend sendExample sentences from the Web for sent
British Dictionary definitions for sent (1 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for sent (2 of 5)
sent
2
/ (sɛnt) /
noun plural -ti
a monetary unit of Estonia, worth one hundredth of a kroon
Word Origin for sent
C19: ultimately from Chinese
ch'ien coin
British Dictionary definitions for sent (3 of 5)
scend
send
nautical
verb scends, scending, scended, sends, sending or sent
(of a vessel) to surge upwards in a heavy sea
noun
the upward heaving of a vessel pitching
the forward lift given a vessel by the sea
Word Origin for scend
C17: perhaps from
descend or
ascend
British Dictionary definitions for sent (4 of 5)
Derived forms of send
sendable, adjective sender, nounWord Origin for send
Old English
sendan; related to Old Norse
senda, Gothic
sandjan, Old High German
senten