sentinel

sen·ti·nel

S0270400 (sĕn′tə-nəl)n. One that keeps guard; a sentry.tr.v. sen·ti·neled, sen·ti·nel·ing, sen·ti·nels or sen·ti·nelled or sen·ti·nel·ling 1. To watch over as a guard.2. To provide with a guard.3. To post as a guard.

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[French sentinelle, from Italian sentinella, probably from Old Italian sentina, vigilance, from sentire, to watch, from Latin sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

sentinel

(ˈsɛntɪnəl) n1. a person, such as a sentry, assigned to keep guard2. (Computer Science) computing a character used to indicate the beginning or end of a particular block of informationvb (tr) , -nels, -nelling or -nelled3. to guard as a sentinel4. to post as a sentinel5. to provide with a sentinel[C16: from Old French sentinelle, from Old Italian sentinella, from sentina watchfulness, from sentire to notice, from Latin]

sen•ti•nel

(ˈsɛn tn l, -tə nl)

n., v. -neled, -nel•ing (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n. 1. a person or thing that stands watch; sentry. v.t. 2. to watch over as a sentinel. [1570–80; < Middle French sentinelle < Italian sentinella, derivative of early Italian sentina vigilance]

sentinel

Past participle: sentinelled
Gerund: sentinelling

Imperative
sentinel
sentinel

Present
I sentinel
you sentinel
he/she/it sentinels
we sentinel
you sentinel
they sentinel

Preterite
I sentinelled
you sentinelled
he/she/it sentinelled
we sentinelled
you sentinelled
they sentinelled

Present Continuous
I am sentinelling
you are sentinelling
he/she/it is sentinelling
we are sentinelling
you are sentinelling
they are sentinelling

Present Perfect
I have sentinelled
you have sentinelled
he/she/it has sentinelled
we have sentinelled
you have sentinelled
they have sentinelled

Past Continuous
I was sentinelling
you were sentinelling
he/she/it was sentinelling
we were sentinelling
you were sentinelling
they were sentinelling

Past Perfect
I had sentinelled
you had sentinelled
he/she/it had sentinelled
we had sentinelled
you had sentinelled
they had sentinelled

Future
I will sentinel
you will sentinel
he/she/it will sentinel
we will sentinel
you will sentinel
they will sentinel

Future Perfect
I will have sentinelled
you will have sentinelled
he/she/it will have sentinelled
we will have sentinelled
you will have sentinelled
they will have sentinelled

Future Continuous
I will be sentinelling
you will be sentinelling
he/she/it will be sentinelling
we will be sentinelling
you will be sentinelling
they will be sentinelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sentinelling
you have been sentinelling
he/she/it has been sentinelling
we have been sentinelling
you have been sentinelling
they have been sentinelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sentinelling
you will have been sentinelling
he/she/it will have been sentinelling
we will have been sentinelling
you will have been sentinelling
they will have been sentinelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sentinelling
you had been sentinelling
he/she/it had been sentinelling
we had been sentinelling
you had been sentinelling
they had been sentinelling

Conditional
I would sentinel
you would sentinel
he/she/it would sentinel
we would sentinel
you would sentinel
they would sentinel

Past Conditional
I would have sentinelled
you would have sentinelled
he/she/it would have sentinelled
we would have sentinelled
you would have sentinelled
they would have sentinelled

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sentinel - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated eventlookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentry, spotter, watchsecurity guard, watchman, watcher - a guard who keeps watch

sentinel

noun guard, watch, lookout, sentry, picket, watchman a watchful sentinel

sentinel

nounA person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentry, ward, watch.

Translations

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sentinel

(ˈsentinl) noun a sentry. 哨兵 哨兵