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- [sen-tns]
- /ˈsɛn tns/
- /ˈsentəns/
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- [sen-tns]
- /ˈsɛn tns/
Definitions of sentence word
- noun sentence Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses. 1
- noun sentence Law. an authoritative decision; a judicial judgment or decree, especially the judicial determination of the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted criminal: Knowledgeable sources say that the judge will announce the sentence early next week. the punishment itself; term: a three-year sentence. 1
- noun sentence Music. a complete idea, usually consisting of eight to sixteen measures; period (def 18). See also phrase (def 4). 1
- noun sentence Archaic. a saying, apothegm, or maxim. 1
- noun sentence Obsolete. an opinion given on a particular question. 1
- verb with object sentence to pronounce sentence upon; condemn to punishment: The judge sentenced her to six months in jail. 1
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Origin of sentence
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English < Old French < Latin sententia ‘opinion, decision’, equivalent to sent- (base of sentīre ‘to feel’) + -entia -ence; (v.) Middle English: ‘to pass judgment, decide judicially’ < Old French sentencier, derivative of sentence
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Parts of speech for Sentence
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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sentence popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sentence
noun sentence
- arbitrament — the decision or award made by an arbitrator upon a disputed matter
- condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.
- constitutionality — In a particular political system, the constitutionality of a law or action is the fact that it is allowed by the constitution.
- decision — When you make a decision, you choose what should be done or which is the best of various possible actions.
- doom — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
verb sentence
- attainted — Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
- bastille — a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- be-little — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- call down — to request or invoke
- cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
Antonyms for sentence
verb sentence
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- aerified — to aerate.
- aerify — to change or cause to change into a gas
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
noun sentence
- acquittal — Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
- cop-out — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- copout — an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- forgiveness — act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
- interregnum — an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
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