sent

¹ American  

[sent] / sɛnt /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of send.

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sent ² American  

[sent] / sɛnt /

noun

senti, plural sents plural

1. a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a kroon.

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sent ¹ British  

/ sɛnt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of send 1 send 2

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sent ² British  

/ sɛnt /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Estonia, worth one hundredth of a kroon

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Etymology

Origin of sent

First recorded in 1925–30; from Estonian senti (compare Finnish sentti ), from Latin centum “hundred”; see centum ¹

Explanation

Something that's sent has been delivered or mailed, like a sent package of cookies that you dropped off earlier at the post office. The adjective sent can be used to describe things that are on their way to a certain destination. You might find a message inside a bottle on the beach, which you read again after your sent reply is bobbing on the waves in its own bottle. Sent is also the past participle of the verb send, from the Old English root sendan, "send forth, throw, or impel."

Example Sentences

As people sent her photos of the East Wing’s demolition, she could “barely look,” she writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

A few days after the interview, she sent over an exhaustive list of influences of writers, films, podcasts and other miscellany she might have mentioned or left out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

There are some exceptions, including for goalkeepers, injuries and if the opponent is booked or sent off.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The 48-year-old had sent the country to vote a year early, saying the government needed a fresh mandate in order to shield the tiny, import-reliant island from the Middle East crisis.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Irene had mentioned that she had a date with her fiancé following the lesson—a sunset picnic in the hills—and that her brother was to bring the food sent by their mother.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu