Sentence ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Sentence ( noun )

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.
2. A formal decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a person convicted of a crime.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french, from latin sententia "feeling, opinion, sentence", from sentire "feel".

Examples:

1. She wrote a sentence in her notebook.
2. He spoke the sentence clearly.
3. The sentence was too long to fit on one line.
4. The judge passed a sentence of life in prison.
5. The sentence was reduced on appeal.

(As a verb)

Sentence ( verb )

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.
2. A formal decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a person convicted of a crime.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french, from latin sententia "feeling, opinion, sentence", from sentire "feel".

Examples:

1. She wrote a sentence in her notebook.
2. He spoke the sentence clearly.
3. The sentence was too long to fit on one line.
4. The judge passed a sentence of life in prison.
5. The sentence was reduced on appeal.