sent

1
[ sent ]
/ sɛnt /
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verb

simple past tense and past participle of send1.

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Words nearby sent

sensuality, sensum, sent

Definition for sent (2 of 2)

sent2
[ 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

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<Estonian senti (compare Finnish sentti) <Latin centum hundred; see centum1
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Words related to sent

gone, mailed, discharged, commissioned, dispatched, transmitted

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British Dictionary definitions for sent (1 of 2)

sent1
/ (sɛnt) /

verb

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

British Dictionary definitions for sent (2 of 2)

sent2
/ (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
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