resent

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[edit] Etymology 1

From French resentir (now obsolete), from re- (as an intensifier) + sentir (to feel).

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Infinitive
to resent

Third person singular
resents

Simple past
resented

Past participle
resented

Present participle
resenting

to resent (third-person singular simple present resents, present participle resenting, simple past and past participle resented)

  1. To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by words or acts.
  2. To be sensible of; to feel
  3. In a good sense, to take well; to receive with satisfaction.
  4. In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury or affront; to be indignant at.
  5. To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling; -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of scent to smell. See resent (intransitive verb).
  6. To feel resentment.
  7. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor.

[edit] Etymology 2

See resend.

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resent

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of resend.
    The package was resent, this time with the correct postage.

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