How to pronounce “sent”
Say “sent” in one beat
sent
/sɛnt/
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- sentsɛnt
- IPA (American)
- /sɛnt/
- IPA (British)
- /sɛnt/
- Respelling
- SENT
- Syllables
- 1 — sent
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sɛnt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “sent” means
- noun
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
- verb
cause to go somewhere
“The explosion sent the car flying in the air”
- verb
to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
“He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept”
Say it in a sentence
“He sent the documents by courier early that morning.”“sent”, answered
How do you pronounce “sent”?
“sent” is pronounced /sɛnt/ (SENT) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /sɛnt/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “sent” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /sɛnt/ — a single beat.
What does “sent” mean?
As a noun: 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia For example: “He sent the documents by courier early that morning.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sent”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sɛnt/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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