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• homophone: sent
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• CMU ARPABET: S EH1 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English sent (noun) and senten (verb), from Old French sentir (“to feel, perceive, smell, sense”), from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel, sense”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”), and thus related to Saterland Frisian Sin (“sense”), West Frisian sin (“sense”), Dutch zin (“sense, meaning”), Low German Sinn (“sense”), Luxembourgish Sënn (“sense, perception”), German Sinn (“sense”). The -c- appeared in the 17th century, possibly by influence of ascent, descent, etc., or by influence of science.

187 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: reuk — distinctive odour or smell
• Arabic: رَائِحَة (rāʔiḥa) — distinctive odour or smell
• Arabic: رَوَائِح (rawāʔiḥ) — distinctive odour or smell
• Arabic: ريحة (rīḥa) — distinctive odour or smell
• Armenian: բույր (buyr) — distinctive odour or smell
• Armenian: բուրմունք (burmunkʻ) — distinctive odour or smell
• Bashkir: еҫ (yeś) — distinctive odour or smell
• Belarusian: за́пах (zápax) — distinctive odour or smell
• Belarusian: пах (pax) — distinctive odour or smell
• Bengali: গন্ধ (gondho) — distinctive odour or smell
• Bulgarian: мирис (miris) — distinctive odour or smell
• Bulgarian: миризма (mirizma) — distinctive odour or smell
• Catalan: esència — distinctive odour or smell
• Catalan: olor — distinctive odour or smell
• Chinese Mandarin: 氣味 /气味 (qìwèi) — distinctive odour or smell
• Czech: vůně — distinctive odour or smell
• Dutch: geur — distinctive odour or smell
• Dutch: reuk — distinctive odour or smell
• Egyptian: s-T:Aa2 (sṯ) — distinctive odour or smell
• Finnish: tuoksu — distinctive odour or smell
• Finnish: haju — distinctive odour or smell
• French: odeur — distinctive odour or smell
• Galician: recendo — distinctive odour or smell
• Galician: cheirume — distinctive odour or smell
• Galician: cheiro — distinctive odour or smell
• German: Geruch — distinctive odour or smell
• German: Duft — distinctive odour or smell
• Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 (dauns) — distinctive odour or smell
• Greek: οσμή (osmí) — distinctive odour or smell
• Greek: μυρωδιά (myrodiá) — distinctive odour or smell
• Ancient Greek: ὀσμή (osmḗ) — distinctive odour or smell
• Hebrew: ריח (réakh) — distinctive odour or smell
• Hindi: गंध (gandh) — distinctive odour or smell
• Hindi: महक (mahak) — distinctive odour or smell
• Hungarian: illat — distinctive odour or smell
• Irish: boladh — distinctive odour or smell
• Italian: odore — distinctive odour or smell
• Japanese: 香り (kaori) — distinctive odour or smell
• Japanese: 匂い (nioi) — distinctive odour or smell
• Japanese: 臭い (nioi) — distinctive odour or smell
• Khmer: ក្លិន (klən) — distinctive odour or smell
• Korean: 냄새 (naemsae) — distinctive odour or smell
• Latin: odor — distinctive odour or smell
• Malay: bau — distinctive odour or smell
• Māori: kakara — distinctive odour or smell
• Māori: tīare — distinctive odour or smell
• Maranao: bao — distinctive odour or smell
• Norwegian: duft — distinctive odour or smell
• Oromo: foolii — distinctive odour or smell
• Persian: عطر ('atr) — distinctive odour or smell
• Plautdietsch: Jeroch — distinctive odour or smell
• Polish: zapach — distinctive odour or smell
• Polish: woń — distinctive odour or smell
• Portuguese: cheiro — distinctive odour or smell
• Portuguese: aroma — distinctive odour or smell
• Portuguese: odor — distinctive odour or smell
• Romanian: miros — distinctive odour or smell
• Russian: за́пах (zápax) — distinctive odour or smell
• Serbo-Croatian: мирис — distinctive odour or smell
• Serbo-Croatian: miris — distinctive odour or smell
• Slovak: vôňa — distinctive odour or smell
• Slovene: vonj — distinctive odour or smell
• Spanish: olor — distinctive odour or smell
• Spanish: esencia — distinctive odour or smell
• Spanish: fragancia — distinctive odour or smell
• Spanish: aroma — distinctive odour or smell
• Swahili: harufu — distinctive odour or smell
• Swedish: doft — distinctive odour or smell
• Tatar: ис (is) — distinctive odour or smell
• Thai: กลิ่น (glìn) — distinctive odour or smell
• Tocharian B: were — distinctive odour or smell
• Tok Pisin: smel — distinctive odour or smell
• Turkish: ıtır — distinctive odour or smell
• Ottoman Turkish: عطر (ʼıtr, ʼıtır) — distinctive odour or smell
• Ottoman Turkish: اید (id) — distinctive odour or smell
• Ukrainian: за́пах (zápax) — distinctive odour or smell
• Vietnamese: mùi — distinctive odour or smell
• Welsh: aroglau — distinctive odour or smell
• Welsh: persawr — distinctive odour or smell
• Afrikaans: reuk — odour left by animal
• Chinese Mandarin: 氣味 /气味 (qìwèi) — odour left by animal
• Dutch: geur — odour left by animal
• Finnish: haju — odour left by animal
• Finnish: hajujälki — odour left by animal
• Finnish: vainu — odour left by animal
• German: Spur — odour left by animal
• Greek: ντορός (ntorós) — odour left by animal
• Hindi: गंध (gandh) — odour left by animal
• Hungarian: szag — odour left by animal
• Japanese: 臭い (nioi) — odour left by animal
• Polish: zapach — odour left by animal
• Portuguese: cheiro — odour left by animal
• Russian: след (sled) — odour left by animal
• Swedish: vittring — odour left by animal
• Afrikaans: reuksintuig — sense of smell
• Bulgarian: обоняние (obonjanie) — sense of smell
• Catalan: olfacte — sense of smell
• Chinese Mandarin: 嗅覺 /嗅觉 (xiùjué) — sense of smell
• Dutch: reukvermogen — sense of smell
• Finnish: hajuaisti — sense of smell
• Finnish: vainu — sense of smell
• French: odorat — sense of smell
• Greek: όσφρηση (ósfrisi) — sense of smell
• Hungarian: szaglás — sense of smell
• Japanese: 嗅覚 (kyūkaku) — sense of smell
• Portuguese: olfato — sense of smell
• Russian: нюх (njux) — sense of smell
• Russian: чутьё (čutʹjó) — sense of smell
• Russian: обоня́ние (obonjánije) — sense of smell
• Spanish: olfato — sense of smell
• Swedish: luktsinne — sense of smell
• Afrikaans: parfuum — perfume
• Afrikaans: reukwater — perfume
• Arabic: أَرِيج (ʔarīj) — perfume
• Bulgarian: парфюм (parfjum) — perfume
• Chinese Mandarin: 香味 (xiāngwèi) — perfume
• Chinese Mandarin: 香水 (xiāngshuǐ) — perfume
• Dutch: parfum — perfume
• Dutch: geur — perfume
• Finnish: tuoksu — perfume
• Finnish: hajuvesi — perfume
• German: Parfüm — perfume
• German: Parfum — perfume
• Greek: άρωμα (ároma) — perfume
• Hindi: परिमल (parimal) — perfume
• Hungarian: illatszer — perfume
• Hungarian: parfüm — perfume
• Japanese: 香り (kaori) — perfume
• Persian: طیب (tib) — perfume
• Polish: zapach — perfume
• Polish: perfumy — perfume
• Portuguese: perfume — perfume
• Portuguese: fragrância — perfume
• Russian: духи́ (duxí) — perfume
• Spanish: fragancia — perfume
• Spanish: perfume — perfume
• Swedish: doft — perfume
• Turkish: ıtır — perfume
• Ottoman Turkish: عطر (ʼıtr, ʼıtır) — perfume
• Afrikaans: spoor — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Bulgarian: следа (sleda) — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Dutch: spoor — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Finnish: jälki — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Finnish: jäljet — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Finnish: vihi — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Finnish: haju — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• German: Fährte — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Japanese: 手がかり (tegakari) — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Polish: trop — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Polish: ślad — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Portuguese: pista — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Russian: след (sled) — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Swedish: vittring — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Swedish: spår — figuratively: any traces that can be followed
• Bulgarian: подушвам (podušvam) — to detect the scent of
• Chinese Mandarin: 嗅 (xiù) — to detect the scent of
• Chinese Mandarin: 嗅覺 /嗅觉 (xiùjué) — to detect the scent of
• Chinese Mandarin: 嗅到 (xiùdào) — to detect the scent of
• Chinese Mandarin: 聞到 /闻到 (wéndào) — to detect the scent of
• Dutch: ruiken — to detect the scent of
• Finnish: vainuta — to detect the scent of
• German: wittern — to detect the scent of
• Hungarian: szaglászik — to detect the scent of
• Hungarian: kiszimatol — to detect the scent of
• Italian: fiutare — to detect the scent of
• Japanese: 嗅ぎ付ける (kagitsukeru) — to detect the scent of
• Malay: هيدو (hidu) — to detect the scent of
• Polish: zwietrzyć — to detect the scent of
• Polish: zwęszyć — to detect the scent of
• Portuguese: sentir cheiro (o) (de) — to detect the scent of
• Russian: обоня́ть (obonjátʹ) — to detect the scent of
• Russian: чу́ять (čújatʹ) — to detect the scent of
• Russian: почу́ять (počújatʹ) — to detect the scent of
• Spanish: oler — to detect the scent of
• Swedish: lukta — to detect the scent of
• Swedish: vittra — to detect the scent of
• Bulgarian: ароматизирам (aromatiziram) — to impart an odour to
• Finnish: hajustaa — to impart an odour to
• German: parfümieren — to impart an odour to
• Japanese: におわせる (niowaseru) — to impart an odour to
• Polish: wypełniać wonią — to impart an odour to
• Portuguese: perfumar — to impart an odour to
• Portuguese: odorizar — to impart an odour to
• Russian: па́хнуть (páxnutʹ) — to impart an odour to
• Spanish: aromar — to impart an odour to
• Spanish: olorizar — to impart an odour to
• Spanish: perfumar — to impart an odour to