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Inflections of 'sent' (n):
senti
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sents
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From the verb send: (⇒ conjugate)
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v past
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sent1 /sɛnt/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. pt. and pp. of send.

-sent-, root. 
    1. -sent- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "feel.'' It is related to the root -sens-. This meaning is found in such words as: assent, consent, dissent, presentiment, resent, resentful, resentment, scent, sentence, sentient, sentiment.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sent1  (sent),USA pronunciation v. 
  1. pt. and pp. of send. 

sent2  (sent),USA pronunciation n., pl. sent•i (sen′tē),USA pronunciation sents. 
  1. Currencya former coin of Estonia, the 100th part of a kroon: replaced the mark in 1928.
  • Latin centum hundred; see centum1
  • Estonian senti (compare Finnish sentti)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sent /sɛnt/ vb
  1. the past tense and past participle of send1
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
send1 /sɛnd/USA pronunciation   v., sent/sɛnt/USA pronunciation  send•ing. 
  1. to cause to go:[~ + object]sending troops to battle.
  2. to cause to be carried or brought to a destination: [~ + object]to send a letter.[~ + object + to + object]to send a letter to him.[~ + object + object]to send him a letter.
  3. to propel or drive:[~ + object]The blast sent pieces of concrete flying.
  4. to give out or utter:[~ + object]The lion sent a roar through the jungle.
  5. to cause to feel or occur:[~ + object]The story sent him into gales of laughter.
  6. Electricity to transmit (a signal):[~ + object]to send a signal to the satellite.
  7. Slang Termsto delight;
    excite:[~ + object]He says his new girlfriend really sends him.
  8. send away for, [~ + away + for + object] to order (goods) to be delivered by mail:sent away for tulip bulbs.
  9. send for, [~ + for + object] to request the coming of;
    summon:Someone send for a doctor!
  10. send forth, [~ + forth + object] to produce, bear, or give off:The plant sent forth new leaves in the spring.
  11. send in, to mail to a point of collection: [~ + in + object]to send in one's taxes.[~ + object + in]to send one's taxes in.
  12. send out:
    • [~ + out + for + object] to order delivery:We sent out for coffee and donuts.
    • to cause to go out: [~ + object + out]to send invitations out to all his friends.[~ + out + object]to send out invitations.
  13. send up, [~ + up + object;
    ~ + object + up]
    • to cause to rise up.
    • to ridicule, make fun of, or imitate:to send up the mayor.
Idioms
  1. Idioms send (someone) packing, [~ + object + packing] to dismiss in a quick and sudden manner:The company sent him packing.

send•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
send1  (send),USA pronunciation v., sent, send•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to cause, permit, or enable to go:to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
  2. to cause to be conveyed or transmitted to a destination:to send a letter.
  3. to order, direct, compel, or force to go:The president sent troops to Asia.
  4. to direct, propel, or deliver to a particular point, position, condition, or direction:to send a punch to the jaw; The punch sent the fighter reeling.
  5. to emit, discharge, or utter (usually fol. by off, out, or through):The lion sent a roar through the jungle.
  6. to cause to occur or befall:The people beseeched Heaven to send peace to their war-torn village.
  7. Electricity
    • to transmit (a signal).
    • to transmit (an electromagnetic wave or the like) in the form of pulses.
  8. Slang Termsto delight or excite:Frank Sinatra's records used to send her.

v.i. 
  1. to dispatch a messenger, agent, message, etc.
  2. Electricityto transmit a signal:The ship's radio sends on a special band of frequencies.
  3. British Terms send down, to expel, esp. from Oxford or Cambridge.
  4. send for, to request the coming or delivery of;
    summon:If her temperature goes up, send for the doctor.
  5. send forth:
    • to produce;
      bear;
      yield:plants sending forth new leaves.
    • to dispatch out of a country as an export.
    • to issue, as a publication:They have sent forth a report to the stockholders.
    • to emit or discharge:The flowers sent forth a sweet odor.
  6. send in, to cause to be dispatched or delivered to a destination:Send in your contest entries to this station.
  7. send off, to cause to depart or to be conveyed from oneself;
    dispatch;
    dismiss:His teacher sent him off to the principal's office.
  8. send out:
    • to distribute;
      issue.
    • to send on the way;
      dispatch:They sent out their final shipment last week.
    • to order delivery:We sent out for coffee.
  9. send packing, to dismiss curtly;
    send away in disgrace:The cashier was stealing, so we sent him packing.
  10. send round, to circulate or dispatch widely:Word was sent round about his illness.
  11. send up:
    • to release or cause to go upward;
      let out.
    • Informal Termsto sentence or send to prison:He was convicted and sent up for life.
    • to expose the flaws or foibles of through parody, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, or other forms of satire:The new movie sends up merchants who commercialize Christmas.
  • Gmc base *sinth-, *santh- go, whence Old English sīth journey, sand message, messenger
  • bef. 900; Middle English senden, Old English sendan; cognate with German senden, Gothic sandjan (causative)
send′a•ble, adj. 
    2. transmit, dispatch, forward. 4. cast, hurl, fling, project.
    1. receive.
send2  (send),USA pronunciation v.i., sent, send•ing, n. [Naut.]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsscend.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
send /sɛnd/ vb (sends, sending, sent)
  1. (transitive) to cause or order (a person or thing) to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place: to send a letter, she sent the salesman away
  2. (when intr, followed by for; when tr, takes an infinitive) to dispatch a request or command (for something or to do something): she sent for a bottle of wine, he sent to his son to come home
  3. (transitive) to direct or cause to go to a place or point: the blow sent Hassan to the floor
  4. (transitive) to bring to a state or condition: this noise will send me mad
  5. (transitive; often followed by forth, out, etc) to cause to issue; emit: their cooking sent forth a lovely smell from the kitchen
  6. (transitive) to cause to happen or come: misery sent by fate
  7. to transmit (a message) by radio, esp in the form of pulses
  8. (transitive) slang to move to excitement or rapture: this music really sends me
 n
  1. another word for swash
Etymology: Old English sendan; related to Old Norse senda, Gothic sandjan, Old High German sentenˈsendable adj ˈsender n
'sent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: [it, he] is heaven sent, a heaven-sent [opportunity, gift], more...

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