sent

sent — verb

1. the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'send'

1.動詞及物 / 不及物A1
釋義

the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'send'

例句

Mateo sent his younger sister a postcard from Japan.

sent + someone + something (ditransitive)

The invitations were sent out three weeks before the wedding.

passive: were sent out

同義詞
  • dispatched

    more formal register; often implies urgency or official action

  • forwarded

    specifically for passing along messages or documents received from someone else

  • transmitted

    mainly for signals, data, or diseases; technical or scientific register

反義詞
  • received

    the opposite action — to come into possession of rather than to cause something to go

文法句型

sent + noun phrase

sent + noun phrase + to + someone

sent + someone + noun phrase

be + sent (passive)

用法筆記

Frequently used in both simple past (completed action) and past participle constructions (perfect tenses, passive voice). In simple past, no helping verb is needed ('I sent it'). In perfect or passive structures, pair with 'have' or 'be' ('She has sent it', 'It was sent'). The pattern 'sent someone something' (double object) is common in informal and formal contexts alike.

常見錯誤

I have sent it yesterday.
I sent it yesterday.
💡The present perfect 'have sent' cannot be used with a specific past time like 'yesterday'.
She sent me the package to me.
She sent me the package.' or 'She sent the package to me.
💡The double-object pattern and the 'to' pattern should not be combined.

sent — noun