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UK
/sˈɛns/
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[ US /ˈsɛns/ ]
[ US /ˈsɛns/ ]
NOUN
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the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
the signifier is linked to the signified
the dictionary gave several senses for the word
in the best sense charity is really a duty -
a natural appreciation or ability
a good sense of timing
a keen musical sense -
a general conscious awareness
a sense of security
a sense of happiness
a sense of danger
a sense of self -
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing -
sound practical judgment
fortunately she had the good sense to run away
Common sense is not so common
he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
VERB
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detect some circumstance or entity automatically
particle detectors sense ionization
This robot can sense the presence of people in the room -
comprehend
I sensed the real meaning of his letter -
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
He felt his flesh crawl
She felt the heat when she got out of the car
She felt an object brushing her arm
He felt the wind -
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
I smell trouble
I sense his hostility
smell out corruption
How To Use sense In A Sentence
- I thought he had a bit more sense, but no.
- The remaining three evolutionary forces are nonadaptive in the sense that they are not a function of the fitness properties of individuals: mutation is the ultimate source of variation on which natural selection acts, recombination assorts variation within and among chromosomes, and genetic drift ensures that gene frequencies will deviate a bit from generation to generation independent of other forces. A Disclaimer for Behe?
- The result of such rack-rent can only be evil, abuse and neglect of the soil, deterioration in the character of the laborers, and a widespread sense of injustice. VIII. Of the Quest of the Golden Fleece.
- In a sense the inclusion of an implied term of correspondence with description is a little surprising.
- It's all a lot of fuss and nonsense got up by some pesky civil rights activists, some of whom you can find here at Stand.
- His triumph was overshadowed by an uneasy sense of foreboding.
- It is not only our senses, but our very intuitive faculties that cease to provide us with the necessary adaptive knowledge.
- I don't think you're playing devil's advocate (a word every/filmer seems to want use) simply by making entirely senseless comparisons between films like Transformers and There Will Be Blood, and ranting on with points of view that even someone in defense of Transformers would never use. Things I Noticed While Watching 20 Minutes of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek | /Film
- The interesting element of the game was that it required one to evaluate not films but people; that is, to sift through the prejudices of one’s movie-freak friends and the peccadilloes and quirks of the major reviewers, and by graphing, as it were, what each could be expected to overpraise, underpraise, revile, not notice, or deliberately ignore, one could acquire a very nice sense of the film. Film flam
- It takes years to build up your image and esteem to the point where the your inner sense of worth meets your outer sense.
