sent

sent

 (sĕnt)

v.

Past tense and past participle of send¹.

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sent

(sɛnt)

vb

the past tense and past participle of send¹, send²

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sent

(sɛnt)

n, pl -ti

(Currencies) a monetary unit of Estonia, worth one hundredth of a kroon

[C19: ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin]

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send¹

(sɛnd)

v. sent, send•ing. v.t.

1. to cause or enable to go: to send a messenger.

2. to cause to be conveyed to a destination: to send a letter.

3. to order or request to go: sending troops to battle.

4. to propel or drive: to send a punch to the jaw.

5. to emit or utter: The lion sent a roar through the jungle.

6. to cause to occur.

7.

a. to transmit (a signal).

b. to transmit (an electromagnetic wave or the like) in the form of pulses.

8. Slang. to delight; excite.

v.i.

9. to dispatch a messenger, agent, message, etc.

10. send down, Brit. to expel from a university.

11. send for, to request the coming or delivery of; summon: to send for a doctor.

12. send forth, to produce, emit, discharge, or cause to emerge.

13. send in, to mail or otherwise dispatch to an authorized point of collection: to send in one's taxes.

14. send out, to order delivery: We sent out for coffee.

15. send up,

a. to cause to rise up.

b. Informal. to sentence or send to prison.

c. to ridicule, as through parody or burlesque.

Idioms:

send packing, to dismiss curtly.

[before 900; Old English sendan, c. Old Frisian, Old Norse senda, Old Saxon sendian, Old High German senten, Gothic sandjan]

send′a•ble, adj.

send′er, n.

send²

(sɛnd)

v.i. sent, send•ing,
n. Naut.

scend.

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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.

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send

– sent

1. 'send'

Send and sent are different forms of the same verb. Because they sound similar, they are sometimes confused. Send /send/ is the base form. If you send something to someone, you arrange for it to be taken and delivered to them, for example by post.

They send me a card every year for my birthday.

I always re-read my emails before I send them.

Sent /sent/ is the past tense and -ed participle of send.

I sent you a text – didn't you get it?

He had sent some flowers to Elena.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"

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Translations

pass. e p.p. di to send

sent

pret, ptp of send

adj (inf) look → hingerissen (inf); he’s sent → er ist ganz weg (inf)

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• I sent my luggage on ahead (US)
  I sent my luggage on in advance (UK) → لَقَدْ قُمْتُ بِإرْسالِ حَقَائِبِي مُقَدَّماً → Zavazadla jsem vyslal napřed → Jeg sendte min bagage videre i forvejen → Ich habe mein Gepäck vorausgeschickt → Έχω ήδη στείλει τις αποσκευές μου → Mandé por delante mi equipaje → Lähetin matkatavarani edeltä → J'ai fait envoyer mes bagages à l'avance → Moja prtljaga je poslana prije mog dolaska → Ho già inviato i miei bagagli → 私は荷物を前もって送りました → 짐을 미리 부쳤어요 → Ik heb mijn bagage vooruitgestuurd → Bagasjen min er sendt i forveien → Przesłałemmój bagaż wcześniej → Eu enviei minha bagagem na frente → Я отправил свой багаж заранее → Jag skickade bagaget i förväg → ฉันส่งกระเป๋าไปล่วงหน้า → Valizlerimi önceden göndermiştim → Tôi đã chuyển hành lý đi trước rồi → 我已经预先把行李送走了
• Can you arrange to have some money sent over urgently? → هَلْ يُـمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تُنَظِّمَ عَمَلِيَّةَ إِرْسَالِ بَعْضَ النُقُودِ بِشَكْلٍ عَاجِلٍ؟ → Můžete zařídit, aby mi byly neprodleně zaslány nějaké peníze? → Kan du sende nogle penge med det samme? → Können Sie mir dringend etwas Geld überweisen lassen? → Μπορείτε να κανονίσετε να μου στείλουν επειγόντως μερικά χρήματα; → ¿Puede hacer que me envíen dinero urgentemente? → Voitteko lähettää rahaa pikaisesti? → Vous pouvez faire envoyer de l'argent ici rapidement ? → Možete li organizirati da mi se hitno pošalje nešto novca ovamo? → Può farmi pervenire del denaro urgentemente? → お金をいくらか至急送ってもらうように手配してもらえますか？ → 돈을 급히 보내 줄 수 있나요? → Kunt u regelen dat er met spoed geld naar me wordt gestuurd? → Kan du ordne med å få sendt over penger så fort som mulig? → Czy może Panzlecić, aby natychmiast przesłano mi jakieś pieniądze? → O senhor pode providenciar a transferência de dinheiro urgentemente? → Вы не могли бы организовать срочный перевод денег? → Kan ni få pengar översänt så fort som möjligt? → คุณจัดการให้มีเงินส่งมาด่วนได้ไหม? → Bana acilen para gönderilmesini ayarlayabilir misiniz? → Bạn có thể thu xếp gửi tiền qua gấp không? → 请安排让人紧急给我汇款

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