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sent 1  (snt)
v.
Past tense and past participle of send1.

sent 2  (snt)
n. pl. sen·ti (snt)
See Table at currency.

[Estonian, from English cent.]

sent1
vb
the past tense and past participle of send1 and send2

sent2
n pl -ti
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a monetary unit of Estonia, worth one hundredth of a kroon
[ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin]

sent
  • coals to Newcastle - Something brought or sent to a place where it is already plentiful; it is a reference to the English town of Newcastle upon Tyne, historically a major coal exporter.
  • envoy - Pronounced EN-voy, it literally means "sent on one's way."
  • epistle - From Greek epistole, "something sent to someone."
  • India ink - Originally applied to Chinese and Japanese pigments made into solid blocks and sent to Europe through India.
  • ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Noun1.sent - 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
    Estonian monetary unit - monetary unit in Estonia
    Adj.1.sent - caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted
    unsent - not dispatched or transmitted; "the letter remained unwritten and unsent"
    Translations
    sent pret, ptp of send
    adj (inf) lookhingerissen (inf); he’s senter ist ganz weg (inf)

    sent send


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The horses were brought in and picketed at night, and at daybreak a party was sent out to scour the neighborhood for half a mile round, beating up every grove and thicket that could give shelter to a lurking foe.
 
 
 
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