Sentence: meaning, definitions and examples
๐
sentence
[ หsษnt(ษ)ns ]
in language
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.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Please write a sentence using the word 'apple'.
- She constructed a beautiful sentence with vivid imagery.
- The judge asked the defendant to make a sentence using the word 'justice'.
Translations
Translations of the word "sentence" in other languages:
๐ต๐น frase
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคพเคเฅเคฏ
๐ฉ๐ช Satz
๐ฎ๐ฉ kalimat
๐บ๐ฆ ัะตัะตะฝะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ zdanie
๐ฏ๐ต ๆ (ใถใ)
๐ซ๐ท phrase
๐ช๐ธ oraciรณn
๐น๐ท cรผmle
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฌธ์ฅ (๋ฌธ์ฅ)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฌู ูุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ vฤta
๐ธ๐ฐ vetu
๐จ๐ณ ๅฅๅญ (jรนzi)
๐ธ๐ฎ stavek
๐ฎ๐ธ setning
๐ฐ๐ฟ ัำฉะนะปะตะผ
๐ฌ๐ช แฌแแแแแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ cรผmlษ
๐ฒ๐ฝ oraciรณn
Etymology
The word 'sentence' originated from the Latin word 'sententia', meaning 'way of thinking, opinion, judgment'. It entered the English language in the 12th century through Old French. Over time, its meaning evolved to represent a grammatical unit of language used to express a complete thought.