pronounce+sentence+on

  • 11sentence — I UK [ˈsentəns] / US [ˈsent(ə)ns] noun [countable] Word forms sentence : singular sentence plural sentences *** 1) a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. A written sentence… …

    English dictionary

  • 12sentence — sentencer, n. /sen tns/, n., v., sentenced, sentencing. n. 1. Gram. a grammatical unit of one or more words, bearing minimal syntactic relation to the words that precede or follow it, often preceded and followed in speech by pauses, having one of …

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  • 13sentence — sen|tence1 [ sent(ə)ns ] noun count *** 1. ) a group of words, usually including a subject and a verb, that express a statement, question, or instruction. A written sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a PERIOD, QUESTION MARK, or… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14sentence — 1 / sentFns/ noun (C) 1 a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, expresses a complete idea or asks a question, and that, when written in English, begins with a capital letter and ends with a full­stop1 (1) 2 a punishment that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15pronounce — pro•nounce [[t]prəˈnaʊns[/t]] v. nounced, nounc•ing 1) phn to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.) 2) phn to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner: I can t pronounce this unfamiliar word[/ex] 3) to declare (a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16sentence — n 1.Law.a. condemnation, decree, ruling, judgment, Sl. rap.b. punishment, prison term, term, Sl. time, Sl. stint, Sl. stretch, Sl. stretch up the river, Sl. stretch in the can, Sl. vacation. v 2. pass judgment, pronounce sentence, pass sentence… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 17sentence — sen•tence [[t]ˈsɛn tns[/t]] n. v. tenced, tenc•ing 1) gram. a structurally independent grammatical unit of one or more words, in speech often preceded and followed by pauses and in writing begun with a capital letter and ended with a period or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18sentence — /ˈsɛntəns / (say sentuhns) noun 1. a linguistic form (a word or a sequence of words arranged in a grammatical construction) which is not part of any larger construction, typically expressing an independent statement, inquiry, command, or the like …

  • 19sentence — sen·tence 1 / sent əns, ənz/ n [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1: a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a… …

    Law dictionary

  • 20pronounce — I (pass judgment) verb adjudge, adjudicate, announce authoritatively, conclude, decide, declare to be, decree, deliver judgment, determine, find, give a ruling, give an opinion, give judgment, judge, officially utter, pass sentence upon,… …

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