sent

[ sent ]

/ sɛnt /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of send¹.

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Other definitions 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, one 100th of a kroon.

Origin of sent

First recorded in 1925–30; from Estonian senti (compare Finnish sentti ), from Latin centum “hundred”; see centum¹

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How to use sent in a sentence

They cum in krowds to my Show and then axt me ten sents a lines for Puffs.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward|Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)
I guess the edittur was mad, wen he paid 50 sents charges, and found out it warnt no berthday present.
The Bad Boy At Home|Walter T. Gray
They say there goin to charge three sents for a letter pretty soon.
Dere Mable|Edward Streeter

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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