ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCENT
From Old French sentir to sense, from Latin sentīre to feel.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCENT
PRESENT
Present
I scent
you scent
he/she/it scents
we scent
you scent
they scent
Present continuous
I am scenting
you are scenting
he/she/it is scenting
we are scenting
you are scenting
they are scenting
Present perfect
I have scented
you have scented
he/she/it has scented
we have scented
you have scented
they have scented
Present perfect continuous
I have been scenting
you have been scenting
he/she/it has been scenting
we have been scenting
you have been scenting
they have been scenting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I scented
you scented
he/she/it scented
we scented
you scented
they scented
Past continuous
I was scenting
you were scenting
he/she/it was scenting
we were scenting
you were scenting
they were scenting
Past perfect
I had scented
you had scented
he/she/it had scented
we had scented
you had scented
they had scented
Past perfect continuous
I had been scenting
you had been scenting
he/she/it had been scenting
we had been scenting
you had been scenting
they had been scenting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will scent
you will scent
he/she/it will scent
we will scent
you will scent
they will scent
Future continuous
I will be scenting
you will be scenting
he/she/it will be scenting
we will be scenting
you will be scenting
they will be scenting
Future perfect
I will have scented
you will have scented
he/she/it will have scented
we will have scented
you will have scented
they will have scented
Future perfect continuous
I will have been scenting
you will have been scenting
he/she/it will have been scenting
we will have been scenting
you will have been scenting
they will have been scenting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would scent
you would scent
he/she/it would scent
we would scent
you would scent
they would scent
Conditional continuous
I would be scenting
you would be scenting
he/she/it would be scenting
we would be scenting
you would be scenting
they would be scenting
Conditional perfect
I would have scent
you would have scent
he/she/it would have scent
we would have scent
you would have scent
they would have scent
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been scenting
you would have been scenting
he/she/it would have been scenting
we would have been scenting
you would have been scenting
they would have been scenting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you scent
we let´s scent
you scent
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
scenting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «SCENT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
scent.
Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.
Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture windows, adopt pets and Boston ferns, and scent everything that touches our lives.
When the seasons shift, even the subtle beginning, the scent of a promised change, I feel something stir inside me. Hopefulness? Gratitude? Openness? Whatever it is, it's welcome.
The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies.
What I like about Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium is that it's an understated scent that's somehow familiar.
If you live around dummies and fake blood for six months, it becomes a part of you. It's fake blood, but sometimes I still feel the real scent of blood, so it's more mentally collapsing, not only physical.
A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses.
I'm totally on a mission to find my signature scent, but I'm too mercurial.
I think it's a good idea to take samples and live with them a little. So far I'm liking Creed's Spring Flower. I think I'm going to make it my regular scent.
I always remember my childhood house with happy memories. There was a beautiful garden, and outside my bedroom window was a jasmine vine which would open in the evenings, giving off a divine scent.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCENT»
Discover the use of
scent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
scent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Perfect
Scent: A Year Inside the Perfume Industry in ...
An insider's view of the perfume industry goes behind the scenes to follow the creation of two major new fragrances--one developed in Paris for an exclusive luxury goods house, the other made in New York by a collaboration between Coty, Inc ...
As the last Healer in the Fifteen Realms, Avry of Kazan is in a unique position: in the minds of friends and foes alike, she no longer exists.
3
A Good
Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories
Includes two subsequently published stories that complete the collection's narrative journey, returning to the jungles of Vietnam.
4
The Smell of Books: A Cultural-historical Study of Olfactory ...
Demonstrates that sense of smell plays a significant role in the history of European literature The Smell of Books investigates the ways in which the olfactory sense has manifested itself in Italian, German, French, Russian, and English ...
Hans J. Rindisbacher, 1992
5
Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a ...
Scent of the Missing is the story of Susannah and Puzzle’s adventures as they search for the missing—a lost teen, an Alzheimer’s patient wandering in the cold, signs of the crew amid the debris of the space shuttle Columbia ...
6
Scent of Apples: A Collection of Stories
This collection of sixteen short stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to the attention of an American audience.
Bienvenido N. Santos, 1979
7
At the
Scent of Water: The Ground of Hope in the Book of Job
At the Scent of Water will be useful not only to provide a greater understanding of the book of Job in classrooms and on pastor?s bookshelves, but also in the hands of any reader who has dealt with pain or doubt.
8
Scent of Darkness: Darkness Chosen
Ann Smith loves her handsome, dynamic boss, Jasha Wilder, but her daring plan to seduce him goes awry when she encounters a powerful wolf who-before her horrified eyes-changes into the man she adores.
9
A
Scent of Sandalwood: Indo-Ismaili Religious Lyrics (Ginans)
Issued under a title drawing on an image from the poetry, this volume will appeal both to specialists and more general readers, including Indologists, scholars of Islam in the Subcontinent, students of Comparative Religion, Comparative ...
Elaborately chased silver pomanders were carried during times of plague. This book traces the history of the scent bottle from the alabaster containers of ancient Egypt to mass-produced commercial bottles.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCENT»
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scent is used in the context of the following news items.
Forgotten scent of roses could be reawakened by scientists
But that heady scent, once synonymous with an English country garden, has dulled in recent decades as breeders favour longevity and colour over the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
New York police closing in as dogs pick up possible scent of …
(CNN) — There is growing confidence that authorities have picked up a scent on the two convicted murderers who escaped Clinton Correctional Facility in ... «KRON4.com, Jun 15»
Johnny Depp takes on a new scent for Christian Dior
Perfumer Francois Demachy is behind the new men's scent, which does not yet have a name. This is Demachy's first fragrance in ten years. It will be released on ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
You Can Now Bottle Up The Scent Of Your Departed Loved Ones …
The Guardian reports that a team of researchers has developed a way to bottle the scent of those belongings into a perfume, replicating the human smell of ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
'Spicy' scent of a Burger King store entices cologne buyers
He took a whiff of the spray and described the scent as "spicy." ... The company said it hoped the scent would make customers identify Burger King with a ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
AP PHOTOS: Horsemen chase thrill of the hunt, scent of a fox
Dozens more hounds emerge from a stand of trees and bound across a field in search of a fox's scent. Horses carrying riders in red and black coats follow from a ... «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Mar 15»
Burger King to release Whopper burger-scented perfume
In what is probably one of the best publicity stunts of all time, Burger King has announced it is set to produce a perfume which has the scent of one its burgers. «Evening Standard, Mar 15»
Burger King to sell 'Flame Grilled' Whopper-scented cologne in Japan
TOKYO — For hamburger aficionados who want the smell even when they can't get a bite, Burger King is putting the scent into a limited-edition fragrance. «New York Daily News, Mar 15»
Smell Something Different At The Gym? It Might Not Be What You …
It's called scent marketing — when a business chooses a specific scent to attract customers and boost sales, and it has become widely popular in the last several ... «NPR, Mar 15»
Hot Clicks: Scent trained K9 diagnoses thyroid cancer
KHQ.COM - A scent trained K9 has been taught to diagnose thyroid cancer for the first time by smelling human urine samples. Dogs have a sense of smell ... «KHQ Right Now, Mar 15»