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sentar

/senˈtaɾ/

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verb/senˈtaɾ/

to seat; to set, to establish, to lay; to sit down; to settle down; to assert

Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros.Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.

Synonyms: establecer, asentar

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *-entāre Latin *sedentāre Spanish sentar Inherited from Vulgar Lati