Sentient (or “sent”) means able to feel, sense, or experience things — especially emotions, pain, pleasure, or awareness.
In simple terms:
If something can feel what happens to it, it’s sentient.
Examples
Humans → sentient (we feel emotions, pain, joy, fear)
Animals → generally sentient (they feel pain and emotions to varying degrees)
Plants → not considered sentient (they respond to stimuli but don’t feel)
AI / robots → not sentient (they can process data, but don’t feel)
“Sent” in casual/slang use
Sometimes people say “sent” online to mean:
emotionally overwhelmed
shocked or amazed
Example:
“That movie ending left me sent 😭”
So context matters 😊