scent
verb/sent/
/sent/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scent | /sent/ /sent/ |
| he / she / it scents | /sents/ /sents/ |
| past simple scented | /ˈsentɪd/ /ˈsentɪd/ |
| past participle scented | /ˈsentɪd/ /ˈsentɪd/ |
| -ing form scenting | /ˈsentɪŋ/ /ˈsentɪŋ/ |
- scent something to find something by using the sense of smell
- The dog scented a rabbit.
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- scent something to begin to feel that something exists or is about to happen synonym sense
- The press could scent a scandal.
- By then, the team was scenting victory.
Homophones cent | scent | sentcent scent sent/sent//sent/- cent noun
- Not one cent of their profits goes to charity.
- scent noun
- The delicious scent of freshly baked bread was wafting from the kitchen.
- scent verb
- The home side increase the pressure on them as they scent weakness.
- sent noun (past tense, past participle of send)
- I sent her a thank you letter.
- [often passive] scent something (with something) to give something a particular, pleasant smell
- Roses scented the night air.
- Scent the room with your favourite aromas.
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir ‘perceive, smell’, from Latin sentire. The addition of -c- (in the 17th cent.) is unexplained.
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