sentir

Etymology

From Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō.

Verb

sentir

1. to feel (an emotion)
2. to sense
3. to hear
4. to feel, reckon

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō.

Verb

sentir (first-person singular present sento, past participle sentit)

1. sense
2. feel
3. hear of something
4. regret, be sorry

References

• Institut d’Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). →ISBN.

Etymology

From Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.tiʁ/

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Verb

sentir

1. (intransitive) to smell (to have a certain odor)

   Ça sent bon.

   It smells good.

2. (transitive) to taste
3. (transitive) to feel (physical perception)
4. (transitive) to smell of, taste of

   Ce repas sent l'ail.

   This meal smells/tastes of garlic.

5. (transitive, informal) to smack of; to indicate, foreshadow

   Ça sent la pluie.

   It looks like rain.

6. (transitive) to have the character, manner, feeling or appearance of; to give a feeling of
   • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎^{fr.Wikisource}, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Volume I, Chapter I:

     Lui cherchant alors un nom qui ne s’écartât pas trop du sien, qui sentît et représentât la grande dame et la princesse, il vint à l’appeler Dulcinée du Toboso, parce qu’elle était native de ce village : nom harmonieux à son avis, rare et distingué, et non moins expressif que tous ceux qu’il avait donnés à son équipage et à lui-même.

     Through searching himself thus for a name that did not diverge too much from his own, that would give a feeling of and represent the great lady and princess, he came to call her Dulcinea del Toboso, because she was a native of this village [Toboso]: a name in his opinion harmonious, rare and distinguished, and no less expressive than all the ones that he had given to his team and to himself.

7. (transitive) to feel, be aware of, be conscious of
8. (reflexive) to feel (in oneself)
9. (reflexive) to show, be felt (of effect, improvement etc.)

Further reading

• “sentir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• retins, ternis

Etymology

From Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senˈtiɾ/

Verb

sentir (first-person singular present sinto, first-person singular preterite sentín, past participle sentido)

1. to hear

   Non te sentín ao chegares!

   I didn't hear you coming in!

2. to sense, perceive
3. to feel
4. first-person and third-person singular future subjunctive of sentir
5. first-person and third-person singular personal infinitive of sentir

References

• “sentir” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “sentir” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “sentir” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Verb

sentir

1. past infinitive of sentar

Verb

sentir

1. Apocopic form of sentire

Anagrams

• sterni

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō.

Verb

sentir

1. to feel (have a feeling)
2. to smell

Etymology

From Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō.

Verb

sentir

1. to feel (have a feeling)
2. to smell

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sentir, from Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/, /sĩ.ˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈt͡ʃi(ɹ)/, /sĩ.ˈt͡ʃi(ɹ)/, /-(ɾ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/, /sĩ.ˈt͡ʃi(ɻ)/, /-(ɾ)/
  • Homophone: senti (with a dropped -r)
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sẽ.ˈtiɾ/
• Hyphenation: sen‧tir

Verb

sentir (first-person singular present indicative sinto, past participle sentido)

1. (transitive) to sense; to feel (to perceive by means of biological senses)

   Sentes o cheiro de carne cozinhando?

   Can you feel the smell of meat being cooked?

   Synonym: perceber

2. (specifically, transitive) to feel (to feel with the skin or hands)

   Senti alguma coisa na água.

   I felt something in the water.

   Synonym: encostar em (usually when actively touching something)

3. (transitive) to feel (to experience an emotion or feeling [noun])

   Você nunca sentirá a dor de perder um filho.

   You will never feel the pain of losing a child.

   Synonym: passar por

4. (copulative, takes a reflexive pronoun) to feel (to experience an emotion or feeling [adjective])

   Eu me sinto muito cansado no final do dia.

   I feel very tired at the end of the day.

5. (subordinating) to feel; to think (to vaguely expect that something is the case or will happen)

   Sinto que não há nada que possamos fazer.

   I feel that there is nothing we can do.

   O problema é que ela sente que ninguém virá.

   The problem is that she thinks no one will come.

   achar (usually expresses more certainty)

   pensar (usually expresses more certainty)

6. (transitive) to feel (to experience the consequences of)

   Sinta a minha ira!

   Feel my wrath!

   Synonym: sofrer

7. (transitive) to be offended by (a comment)

   Synonyms: magoar-se, ofender-se, ressentir

8. (chiefly sports, transitive or intransitive) to be significantly harmed by

   Parece que Cristiano Ronaldo sentiu a pancada.

   It seems that Cristiano Ronaldo has felt the blow [such that he won’t be able to brush it off].

9. (usually sentir muito, intransitive, or transitive with por) to be sorry, regretful

   Sinto muito.

   I’m sorry.

   Nós sentimos pela perda de sua encomenda.

   We are sorry for the loss of the product you ordered.

10. (parapsychology, transitive or subordinating) to foretell; to foresee

    Synonyms: pressentir, adivinhar

Etymology

From Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /senˈtiɾ/

Verb

sentir (first-person singular present siento, first-person singular preterite sentí, past participle sentido)

1. (transitive) to feel
2. (transitive) to regret, to feel/be sorry
3. (transitive) to hear
4. (reflexive) to feel

Etymology

From Latin sentīre, present active infinitive of sentiō. Compare Italian sentire

Verb

sentir

1. (transitive) to hear
2. (transitive) to feel