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# resent

«resent» in Mova's school dictionary: **To feel angry and hurt about something you think is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (resent, resents, resented, resenting); also the past form of «resend» (re-sent)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To feel angry and hurt about something you think is unfair, often for a long time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#m1)

2) To feel bitter towards a person because of what they did or have. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#m2)

3) (spelling sense, often written «re-sent») Sent again, as the past of «resend». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#m3)

4) To resent can also mean to say something angrily because you feel insulted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it shows hidden feelings: a stepsister resents Cinderella, a child resents a new rule. In personal and social education it helps pupils name the feeling and talk about it instead of letting it grow. Phrases: «resent being told», «resent someone for», «deeply resent».

### examples

- He resented being picked last for the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#x1)
- Cinderella's stepsisters resented her kindness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#x2)
- I resent having to do all the washing-up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#x3)
- Don't resent your brother for winning; congratulate him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#x4)
- She resented the new rule about phones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#x5)
- The email bounced back, so I re-sent it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#x6)
- “Uun!” resented the people, suddenly stricken glum. “Let us kill the silly pair! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/#x7)

### note

Pronounced «ri-ZENT» for the feeling, but «ree-SENT» for «sent again» — a homograph trap. Regular verb: resented. Noun: «resentment»; adjective: «resentful». Followed by «-ing»: «resent doing».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «resent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/resent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.