sent

¹

[sent]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of send.

sent

²

[sent]

noun

plural

senti, sents 

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

sent

¹

/ sɛnt /

verb

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

sent

²

/ sɛnt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sent¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sent¹

C19: ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin

Example Sentences

Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts and sent condolences.

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Faas—who had sent Mr. Út’s photographer brother on an assignment during which he was killed—may have been atoning.

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Thousands of Lebanese soldiers would then be sent to areas that had been effectively under Hezbollah control.

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The inferno -- the financial hub's worst in decades -- sent shock waves through the city, which has some of the world's most densely populated and tallest residential blocks.

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The trip dispatches and countless photos and videos I sent my family—none a train enthusiast—inspired one of them to give it a try.

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