Sentence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛntəns/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛntəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛntəns/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɛntəns/.

Examples

he always spoke in grammatical sentences
the conviction came as no surprise
he served a prison term of 15 months

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condemnation doom prison term conviction time condemn judgment of conviction

Antonyms

acquittal

Parts of Speech

noun	a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language “he always spoke in grammatical sentences”
noun	(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed “the conviction came as no surprise”
noun	the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned “he served a prison term of 15 months”
verb	pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law “He was condemned to ten years in prison”

Word Forms

sentential	adjective	of or relating to a sentence
convict	verb	find or declare guilty
sentence	verb	pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
sentence	noun	the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
condemnation	noun	the condition of being strongly disapproved of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Satz

eine Folge von Wörtern, die den grammatikalischen Regeln einer Sprache entsprechen

🇫🇷French

phrase

une chaîne de mots satisfaisant aux règles grammaticales d'une langue

🇪🇸Spanish

oración

una cadena de palabras que satisfacen las reglas gramaticales de un idioma

🇮🇹Italian

frase

una sequenza di parole che soddisfa le regole grammaticali di una lingua

🇳🇱Dutch

zin

een reeks woorden die voldoen aan de grammaticale regels van een taal

🇵🇹Portuguese

frase

uma sequência de palavras que satisfazem as regras gramaticais de uma língua

🇷🇺Russian

предложение

цепочка слов, удовлетворяющая грамматическим правилам языка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वाक्य

किसी भाषा के व्याकरणिक नियमों को संतुष्ट करने वाले शब्दों की एक श्रृंखला

🇧🇩Bengali

বাক্য

একটি ভাষার ব্যাকরণগত নিয়মগুলিকে সন্তুষ্ট করে এমন শব্দের একটি স্ট্রিং

🇮🇳Tamil

வாக்கியம்

ஒரு மொழியின் இலக்கண விதிகளை திருப்திப்படுத்தும் சொற்களின் சரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాక్యం

భాష యొక్క వ్యాకరణ నియమాలను సంతృప్తిపరిచే పదాల స్ట్రింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

वाक्य

भाषेच्या व्याकरणाच्या नियमांचे समाधान करणारी शब्दांची स्ट्रिंग

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાક્ય

ભાષાના વ્યાકરણના નિયમોને સંતોષતા શબ્દોની હારમાળા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಕ್ಯ

ಭಾಷೆಯ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವ ಪದಗಳ ಸರಮಾಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാചകം

ഒരു ഭാഷയുടെ വ്യാകരണ നിയമങ്ങളെ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന പദങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു നിര

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੇ ਵਿਆਕਰਨਿਕ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

جملہ

کسی زبان کے گرائمر کے اصولوں کو پورا کرنے والے الفاظ کی ایک تار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

句子

满足某种语言语法规则的一串单词

🇯🇵Japanese

文

言語の文法規則を満たす一連の単語

🇰🇷Korean

문장

언어의 문법 규칙을 만족하는 일련의 단어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

câu

một chuỗi từ thỏa mãn các quy tắc ngữ pháp của một ngôn ngữ

🇹🇭Thai

ประโยค

ชุดคำที่เป็นไปตามกฎไวยากรณ์ของภาษา

🇮🇩Indonesian

kalimat

serangkaian kata yang memenuhi aturan tata bahasa suatu bahasa

🇵🇭Filipino

pangungusap

isang string ng mga salita na nagbibigay-kasiyahan sa mga tuntunin sa gramatika ng isang wika

🇲🇾Malay

ayat

rentetan perkataan yang memenuhi peraturan tatabahasa sesuatu bahasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جملة

سلسلة من الكلمات تلبي القواعد النحوية للغة

🇮🇷Persian

جمله

رشته ای از کلمات که قواعد دستوری یک زبان را برآورده می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

cümle

bir dilin gramer kurallarına uygun bir kelime dizisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִשׁפָּט

מחרוזת של מילים העונות על הכללים הדקדוקיים של שפה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sentence'?

The primary meaning of 'sentence' is 'a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sentence' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'sentence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sentence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sentence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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