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   sense

   /sɛns/

   noun

   • 1. a faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch: "the bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk" Similar sensory facultyfeelingsensationperceptionsighthearingtouchtastesmellsixth sensedated:sensibility
   • 2. a feeling that something is the case: "she had the sense of being a political outsider" Similar awarenessfeelingsensationconsciousnessperceptionrecognition
   • ▪ a keen intuitive awareness of or sensitivity to the presence or importance of something: "she had a fine sense of comic timing" Similar appreciationawarenessunderstandingcomprehensiondiscernmentacknowledgement
   • 3. a sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems: "he earned respect by the good sense he showed at meetings" Similar wisdomcommon sensegood sensepracticalitysagacitysharpnessdiscernmentperceptionnative witmother witwitlevel-headednessintelligenceclevernessastutenessshrewdnessjudgementsoundness of judgementunderstandingreasonlogicbrainbrainsinformal:gumptionnoushorse sensesavvyloafcommonsmartsOpposite stupiditymindlessness
   • ▪ a reasonable or comprehensible rationale: "I can't see the sense in leaving all the work to you" Similar purposepointreasonaimobjectmotiveuseutilityvalueadvantagebenefit
   • 4. a way in which an expression or a situation can be interpreted; a meaning: "it is not clear which sense of the word ‘characters’ is intended in this passage" Similar meaningdefinitionimportdenotationsignificationsignificancepurportimplicationintentionnuancedriftgistthrusttenorburdenthememessageessencespiritsubstance
   • 5. a property (e.g. direction of motion) distinguishing a pair of objects, quantities, effects, etc. which differ only in that each is the reverse of the other: "the cord does not become straight, but forms a length of helix in the opposite sense"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a coding sequence of nucleotides, complementary to an antisense sequence.

   verb

   • 1. perceive by a sense or senses: "with the first frost, they could sense a change in the days"
   • ▪ be aware of (something) without being able to define exactly how one knows: "she could sense her father's anger rising"
   • 2. (of a machine or similar device) detect: "an optical fibre senses a current flowing in a conductor"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘meaning’): from Latin sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSENSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel: With her excellent sense of smell, she could tell if you were a smoker from the other side of the room.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › senseSense Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SENSE is a meaning conveyed or intended : import, signification; especially : one of a set of meanings a word or phrase may bear especially as segregated in a dictionary entry. How to use sense in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › senseSENSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Sense definition: any of the faculties, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body. See examples of SENSE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › senseSense - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   You can use sense to describe something perceived with your senses, like when you sense your dog is near because of the smell. Sense also refers to the unconscious process of figuring something out, like when you sense that someone is cheating at cards.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionsense noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   sense. [singular] sense (of something) an understanding about something; an ability to judge something. One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh). He has a very good sense of direction (= finds the way to a place easily).

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › senseSENSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SENSE definition: 1. good judgment, especially about practical things: 2. the ability to do something: 3. one of…. Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › sense_2sense verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   sense something to discover and record something. Definition of sense verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.