To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to condemn to punishment. / (especially law or poetic) To decree, announce, or pass as a sentence. / (obsolete) To utter sententiously.

Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise. / Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing. / (obsolete) Full of meaning.

(grammar) A sentence that affirms (rather than negates) a proposition.

A sentry, watch, or guard. / (obsolete) A private soldier. / (computer science) A unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword.

(transitive) To watch over as a guard. / (transitive) To post as guard. / (transitive) To post a guard for.

Relating to a judicial sentence.

The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime. / (colloquial) The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.

present participle of sentence

A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base. / (uncountable) Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion. / Derived from emotion rather than reason; of or caused by sentiment. / Romantic.