sent

¹

[ sent ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of send ¹.

sent

²

[ sent ]

noun

, plural sent·i [sen, -tee], sents.

1. a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, one 100th of a kroon.

sent

¹

/ sɛnt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of send 1 send 2

sent

²

/ sɛnt /

noun

1. a monetary unit of Estonia, worth one hundredth of a kroon

Word History and Origins

Origin of sent¹

First recorded in 1925–30; from Estonian senti (compare Finnish sentti ), from Latin centum “hundred”; centum ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of sent¹

C19: ultimately from Chinese ch'ien coin

Example Sentences

That’s sent water treatment operators scrambling to find ways to decontaminate water supplies without breaking the bank.

From Science Magazine

But it’s also sent 43 players to the NHL; that doesn’t exactly make it a hockey factory but it probably qualifies it to be called a hockey workshop.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite having N95 masks, they could endure work for only about two hours before they were sent home because of worsening air quality.

From Los Angeles Times

"Literally all I had was some stabbing pain on a Sunday night. I went to the doctor and was sent for an ultrasound on the Tuesday."

From BBC

We sent Paul a list of the allegations we wanted him to respond to, and his PR team requested we travel to the Caribbean island, so he could answer in person.

From BBC