scent
To detect the scent ofTo detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
» The hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.
Die Jagdhunde folgten der Fährte des Fuchses.
Охотничьи собаки пошли на запах лисы.
Охотничьи собаки побежали по лисьему следу.
Охотничьи собаки шли по лисьему следу.
Мисливські собаки слідували по запаху лисиці.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
The hounds scented the fox in the woods.
wittern
обоня́тьobonjátʹ, чу́ятьčújatʹ, почу́ятьpočújatʹ
(ambitransitive)To inhale in order to detect the scent of (something).
(figuratively, transitive)To have a suspicion of; to detect the possibility of (something).
I scented trouble when I saw them running down the hill towards me.
(transitive)To impart an odour to, to cause to have a particular smell.
Scent the air with burning sage before you begin your meditation.
parfümieren
па́хнутьpáxnutʹ
cause to smell or be smelly
To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.
(intransitive, obsolete)To have a smell; (figuratively) to give an impression (of something).
Examples
164 sentencesThe hunting dogs followed the scent of the fox.
Мисливські собаки слідували по запаху лисиці. — ChickenKiev
ruОхотничьи собаки пошли на запах лисы. — Wezel
deDie Jagdhunde folgten der Fährte des Fuchses. — a_coder
The room was filled with the scent of roses.
ruКомнату наполнял аромат роз. — marafon
It seems like the cat caught the scent of a mouse.
deDie Katze hat wohl eine Maus gerochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The dogs eventually lost the scent and we had to give up the chase.
The dog picked up the scent.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English sent (noun) and senten (verb), from Old French sentir (“to feel, perceFrom 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.
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Forms
scents, scenting, scented, scentedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle