What does sentence mean?
Definitions for sentence
ˈsɛn tnssen·tence
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sentence.
Princeton's WordNet
sentencenoun
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
"he always spoke in grammatical sentences"
conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentencenoun
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
"the conviction came as no surprise"
prison term, sentence, timeverb
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
"he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"
sentence, condemn, doomverb
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
"He was condemned to ten years in prison"
Wiktionary
sentencenoun
One's opinion; manner of thinking.
sentencenoun
Someone's pronounced opinion or judgment on a given question.
sentencenoun
The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.
The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second.
sentencenoun
The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.
The judge declared a sentence of death by hanging for the infamous cattle rustler.
sentencenoun
A saying, especially form a great person; a maxim, an apophthegm.
sentencenoun
A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied, and typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop.
The children were made to construct sentences consisting of nouns and verbs from the list on the chalkboard.
sentencenoun
A formula with no free variables.
sentencenoun
Any of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar.
sentenceverb
To declare a sentence on a convicted person.
The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.
Etymology: From sentence, from sententia, from sentiens, present participle of sentire; see sentient, sense, scent.
Webster Dictionary
Sentencenoun
sense; meaning; significance
Sentencenoun
an opinion; a decision; a determination; a judgment, especially one of an unfavorable nature
Sentencenoun
a philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as, Summary of the Sentences; Book of the Sentences
Sentencenoun
in civil and admiralty law, the judgment of a court pronounced in a cause; in criminal and ecclesiastical courts, a judgment passed on a criminal by a court or judge; condemnation pronounced by a judgical tribunal; doom. In common law, the term is exclusively used to denote the judgment in criminal cases
Sentencenoun
a short saying, usually containing moral instruction; a maxim; an axiom; a saw
Sentencenoun
a combination of words which is complete as expressing a thought, and in writing is marked at the close by a period, or full point. See Proposition, 4
Sentenceverb
to pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to punishment; to prescribe the punishment of
Sentenceverb
to decree or announce as a sentence
Sentenceverb
to utter sententiously
Etymology: [F., from L. sententia, for sentientia, from sentire to discern by the senses and the mind, to feel, to think. See Sense, n., and cf. Sentiensi.]
Freebase
Sentence
A sentence is a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked. A sentence can include words grouped meaningfully to express a statement, question, exclamation, request, command or suggestion. A sentence can also be defined in orthographic terms alone, i.e., as anything which is contained between a capital letter and a full stop. For instance, the opening of Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House begins with the following three sentences: The first sentence involves one word, a proper noun. The second sentence has only a non-finite verb. The third is a single nominal group. Only an orthographic definition encompasses this variation. As with all language expressions, sentences might contain function and content words and contain properties distinct to natural language, such as characteristic intonation and timing patterns. Sentences are generally characterized in most languages by the presence of a finite verb, e.g. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sentence
sen′tens, n. opinion: a judgment pronounced on a criminal by a court or judge: a maxim: (gram.) a number of words containing a complete thought: sense: meaning: matter.—v.t. to pronounce judgment on: to condemn.—n. Sen′tencer, one who sentences.—adj. Senten′tial, pertaining to a sentence: comprising sentences.—adv. Senten′tially.—adj. Senten′tious, abounding with sentences or maxims: short and pithy in expression: bombastic, or affected in speech.—adv. Senten′tiously.—n. Senten′tiousness, brevity with strength.—Master of the Sentences, the great 12th-century schoolman, Peter Lombard (died 1160), from his work Sententiarum Libri IV., an arranged collection of sentences from Augustine, &c. [Fr.,—L. sententia—sentīre, to feel.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
sentence
Decision, determination, final judgment. There is an appeal allowed from the sentence of a regimental court-martial to the opinion of a general one.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sentence' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1838
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sentence' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1766
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sentence' in Nouns Frequency: #551
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sentence' in Verbs Frequency: #927
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sentence in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sentence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of sentence in a Sentence
Weve all been told that during the pandemic we needed to release people early, you know, with less than 30 days on their sentence and things like that because of the underlying health pandemic and the fact that we needed to exercise social distancing within the custodial facilities, however, as you know, in the United States today there is a social justice agenda to end bail for those who are incarcerated and this has gone too far.
While he was spared, he callously delivered a death sentence to our daughter and 11 other innocent people.
The amendment says, if you read it, that you have to complete your sentence. And I think most people understand you can be sentenced to jail, probation, restitution if you harm someone. You can be sentenced with a fine. People that bilk people out of money, sometimes that's an appropriate sentence. That's what the constitutional provision said.
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez:
This defendant viciously assaulted a fellow subway rider for no other reason than the color of her skin, acts of hate are not tolerated in Brooklyn, a place that prides itself on the diversity of its communities. I hope this sentence sends a clear message that racism and intolerance are unwelcome here.
William Strunk Jr., Elements of Style:
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short, or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline, but that every word tell.
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- sinAfrikaans
- ዓረፍተ ነገርAmharic
- جُمْلة, حكمArabic
- cümləAzerbaijani
- һөйләмBashkir
- сказ, фра́заBelarusian
- присъ̀да, фра́за, осъждане, изрече́ние, осъждамBulgarian
- বাক্যBengali
- ཙིག་གྲུབTibetan Standard
- frase, sentènciaCatalan, Valencian
- rozsudek, věta, trest, sentence, odsouzení, odsouditCzech
- dedfryduWelsh
- sætningDanish
- Satz, Strafe, Schuldspruch, Verurteilung, Urteil, verurteilenGerman
- πρότασηGreek
- frazo, kondamnoEsperanto
- sentencia, oración, condena, pena, punición, condenar, sentenciar, fraseSpanish
- lause, kohtuotsus, süüdimõistmineEstonian
- esaldiBasque
- جمله, گزارهPersian
- tuomio, lause, virke, sanonta, ratkaisu, rangaistus, päätös, lausunto, tuomitaFinnish
- peine, phrase, jugement, punir, condamnerFrench
- abairtIrish
- binn, peanas, seantans, breith, rosg-rannScottish Gaelic
- משפטHebrew
- वाक्यHindi
- büntetés, ítélet, mondat, elítélHungarian
- նախադասությունArmenian
- sententia, condemnation, pena, phrase, sententiarInterlingua
- kalimatIndonesian
- setningIcelandic
- pena, frase, condanna, condannareItalian
- 文章, 判決, 文Japanese
- წინადადებაGeorgian
- сөйлем, ұсынымKazakh
- ល្បះ, ប្រយោគKhmer
- 판결, 문장Korean
- hevokKurdish
- сүйлөмKyrgyz
- sententia, addīcōLatin
- SazLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ການຕັດສິນ, ປະໂຫຍກLao
- sakinysLithuanian
- teikumsLatvian
- whiungaMāori
- пре́суда, о́суда, рече́ница, досудува, пресудува, осудуваMacedonian
- өгүүлбэрMongolian
- ayatMalay
- ဝါကျBurmese
- dom, domsslutningNorwegian
- uitspraak, veroordeling, oordeel, zin, vonnis, strafDutch
- setning, straff, dom, dømmeNorwegian
- zdanie, wyrok, orzeczenie, skazaćPolish
- condenação, sentença, frase, pena, sentenciarPortuguese
- verdict, propoziție, opinie, sentințăRomanian
- пригово́р, фра́за, предложе́ние, наказа́ние, осужде́ние, приговори́ть, пригова́риватьRussian
- वाक्यSanskrit
- реченица, ȍsuda, rečènica, prȅsuda, presúditi, osúditiSerbo-Croatian
- rozsudok, vetaSlovak
- stavekSlovene
- fjaliAlbanian
- straff, fras, mening, dom, sättning, döma, avkunnaSwedish
- kifungo, sentensiSwahili
- శిక్ష, వాక్యముTelugu
- ҷумлаTajik
- ประโยคThai
- sözlem, hökümTurkmen
- pangungusapTagalog
- tümce, cümleTurkish
- җөмләTatar
- جۈملەUyghur, Uighur
- фра́за, ре́ченняUkrainian
- جملہUrdu
- gap, jumlaUzbek
- câuVietnamese
- זאץYiddish
- 句子Chinese
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