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[1] 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.
[2] 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.
[3] Music . a complete idea, usually consisting of eight to sixteen measures; period(def 18) . See also phrase(def 4) .
[4] Archaic . a saying, apothegm, or maxim.
[5] Obsolete . an opinion given on a particular question.
[6] to pronounce sentence upon; condemn to punishment: The judge sentenced her to six months in jail.
[7] a sequence of words capable of standing alone to make an assertion, ask a question, or give a command, usually consisting of a subject and a predicate containing a finite verb
[8] the judgment formally pronounced upon a person convicted in criminal proceedings, esp the decision as to what punishment is to be imposed
[9] an opinion, judgment, or decision
[10] music another word for period (def. 11)
[11] any short passage of scripture employed in liturgical use the funeral sentences
[12] logic a well-formed expression, without variables
[13] archaic a proverb, maxim, or aphorism
[14] (tr) to pronounce sentence on (a convicted person) in a court of law the judge sentenced the murderer to life imprisonment

Words related to Sentence

edict, term, decision, censure, order, penalty, verdict, ruling, judgment, punishment, incarcerate, penalize, punish, blame, jail, imprison, convict, confine, condemn, knock

Words nearby Sentence

sensum, sensuous, sensurround, sent, sente, sentence, sentence adverb, sentence connector, sentence fragment, sentence stress, sentence substitute

Origin of Sentence

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

Other words from Sentence

sen·tenc·er , noun
pre·sen·tence , verb (used with object), pre·sen·tenced, pre·sen·tenc·ing.
re·sen·tence , noun, verb (used with object), re·sen·tenced, re·sen·tenc·ing.
un·sen·tenced , adjective

Word origin for Sentence

C13: via Old French from Latin sententia a way of thinking, from sentīre to feel

Synonyms for Sentence

censure, decision, edict, judgment, order, penalty, punishment, ruling, term, verdict, book, clock, condemnation, determination, dictum, doom, fall, getup, hitch, jolt, knock, pronouncement, rap, sleep, stretch, time, trick, vacation, considered opinion, sending up the river