Word: Sentence
How to pronounce: ˈsentəns
Noun
Definitions:
1. A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
Example sentences: "Start sentences with subjects and verbs, and let other words branch off to the right."
2. The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court, or fixed by law for a particular offense.
Example sentences: "Her husband is serving a three-year sentence for fraud"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Declare the punishment decided for (an offender)
Example sentences: "Ten army officers were sentenced to death"
Synonyms:
proposal
judgment
adjudication
proposition
judgement
punishment
penalty
verdict
doom
condemn
convict
phrase
conviction
condemnation
time
Derivations:
sentencing
sentenced
sentential
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Sentence in Other Languages...
Spanish: Frase
German: Satz
French: Phrase
Italian: Frase
Turkish: Cümle
