Sentence Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈsɛntəns/

SEN-uhns

UK

/sˈɛntəns/

SEN-tuhns

التعريف

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete idea in writing or speech. It can also mean an official punishment decided by a judge in court.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

The grammar meaning is much more common in everyday learning contexts. Common combinations include 'write a sentence', 'complete sentence', and 'topic sentence'. In legal contexts, use patterns like 'serve a sentence' and 'receive a sentence'.

• Spanish: frase - condena (judicial)
• Portuguese (BR): frase - sentença (judicial)
• Portuguese (PT): frase - sentença (judicial)
• Chinese (Simplified): 句子 - 刑期 - 判决
• Chinese (Traditional): 句子 - 刑期 - 判決
• Hindi: वाक्य - सज़ा (अदालती)
• Arabic: جملة - حكم (قضائي)
• Bengali: বাক্য - শাস্তি (আদালতের)
• Russian: предложение - приговор (судебный)
• Japanese: 文 - 判決
• Vietnamese: câu - bản án
• Korean: 문장 - 판결
• Turkish: cümle - ceza (mahkeme)
• Urdu: جملہ - سزا (عدالتی)
• Indonesian: kalimat - hukuman (pengadilan)

جمل نموذجية

Please write one sentence about your family.

basic

This sentence is too long.

basic

The judge gave him a five-year sentence.

basic

Can you put that idea into one clear sentence?

natural

Her first sentence in the email sounded a little cold.

natural

He served his sentence and started over.

natural