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sense
1 singular a strong feeling or belief about someone or somethingsense of: Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement. They say they are dealing with the problem, but there seems to be no sense of urgency. a sense of optimism/confidence/well-being: A little bit of praise and appreciation can give people a real sense of well-being. a sense of foreboding/unease/panic: Beth read Jake’s letter with a mounting sense of panic. a sense of identity/belonging/community: It’s a small village with a strong sense of local identity. Synonyms and related words
Thoughts, ideas and beliefs
Verbs frequently used with sense as the object ▪ convey, create, develop, experience, feel, share
2 countable one of the natural abilities that most people have to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel things, known as the five sensessense of smell/taste/touch etc: Dogs have a sense of smell that is five times more sensitive than that of humans. Synonyms and related words
The senses and using the senses 2a singular a natural ability or quality that some people haveYou need a good sense of balance to skate well. sense of humour (=the ability to laugh at things or say funny things): She’s got a great sense of humour. sense of direction (=an ability to know where you are going, even when you are in a place that you do not know): I’m sure he’ll be able to find the house – he has a pretty good sense of direction. business sense: Our father was a good designer, but he had no business sense. Synonyms and related words
Skill, talent and ability 2b uncountable the ability to behave in an intelligent way and make good decisionsHe should have had the sense to park the car in the shade. talk sense (=speak in an intelligent way): At least they’ve got someone who can talk sense on the subject. Synonyms and related words
Intelligence, intuition and ability to understand intelligence intuition intellect
3 uncountable a good reason, or a useful purposeThere’s no sense in going ahead until the costs have been agreed. Synonyms and related words 3a senses plural a reasonable way of talking and behavingbring someone to their senses (=make someone become reasonable): What’s it going to take to bring him to his senses? come to your senses (=become reasonable): Portman urged the government to come to its senses and stop nuclear testing. Synonyms and related words
Sensible and reasonable practical sensible rational
4 countable a separate meaning of a word or phraseThe word ‘bank’ has a number of senses. We are talking about vocational training in the broadest sense. Synonyms and related words
General words for meaning 4a singular a way of thinking about or understanding something, although there may be other waysin a sense: My family’s from this area, so in a sense it’s like coming home. in one sense: In one sense, Robertson is a typical politician. Synonyms and related words
Adjectives frequently used with sense ▪ accepted, broad, fullest, literal, narrow, strict, truest, wide
5 in the sense thatused to state a possible meaning or interpretation while acknowledging that others are possibleThe book was written for insiders in the sense that it is addressed to serious students of the subject. Submitted by:
Zami Karzai from India on 15/09/2018
make sense make sense of something
sense
1 singular a strong feeling or belief about yourselfsense of: Winning an award would give me a great sense of achievement. They say they are dealing with the problem, but there seems to be no sense of urgency. a sense of optimism/confidence/well-being: A little bit of praise and appreciation can give people a real sense of well-being. a sense of foreboding/unease/panic: Beth read Jake’s letter with a mounting sense of panic. a sense of identity/belonging/community: It’s a small village with a strong sense of local identity. Synonyms and related words
Thoughts, ideas and beliefs
Verbs frequently used with sense as the object ▪ convey, create, develop, experience, feel, share
2 countable one of the natural abilities that most people have to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel things, known as the five sensessense of smell/taste/touch etc.: Dogs have a sense of smell that is five times more sensitive than that of humans. Synonyms and related words
The senses and using the senses 2a singular a natural ability or quality that some people haveYou need a good sense of balance to skate well. sense of humor (=the ability to laugh at things or say funny things): She has a great sense of humor. sense of direction (=an ability to know where you are going, even when you are in a place that you do not know): I’m sure he’ll be able to find the house – he has a pretty good sense of direction. business sense: Our father was a good designer, but he had no business sense. Synonyms and related words
Skill, talent and ability 2b uncountable the ability to behave in an intelligent way and make good decisionsHe should have had the sense to park the car in the shade. talk sense (=speak in an intelligent way): At least they have someone who can talk sense on the subject. Synonyms and related words
Intelligence, intuition and ability to understand intelligence intuition intellect
3 uncountable a good reason, or a useful purposeThere’s no sense in going ahead until the costs have been agreed on. Synonyms and related words 3a senses plural a reasonable way of talking and behavingbring someone to their senses (=make someone become reasonable): What’s it going to take to bring him to his senses? come to your senses (=become reasonable): Portman urged the government to come to its senses and stop nuclear testing. Synonyms and related words
Sensible and reasonable realistic practical sensible
4 countable a separate meaning of a word or phraseThe word “bank” has a number of senses. We are talking about vocational training in the broadest sense. Synonyms and related words
General words for meaning 4a singular a way of thinking about or understanding something, although there may be other waysin a sense: My family’s from this area, so in a sense it’s like coming home. in one sense: In one sense, Robertson is a typical politician. Synonyms and related words
Adjectives frequently used with sense ▪ accepted, broad, fullest, literal, narrow, strict, truest, wide
5 in the sense thatused to state a possible meaning or interpretation while acknowledging that others are possibleThe book was written for insiders in the sense that it is addressed to serious students of the subject. Submitted by:
Zami Karzai from India on 15/09/2018
make sense make sense of something
sense
verb transitive UK /sens/ 1 to know about something through a natural ability or feeling, without being toldCats seem to instinctively sense his fear. sense (that): I think she must have sensed there was something wrong. I guess he sensed that I was a little nervous. Synonyms and related words
The senses and using the senses Synonyms and related words
To know something or someone
Nouns frequently used as objects of sense ▪ atmosphere, danger, fear, mood, presence, tension, unease
2 if a machine senses a change, it notices that it is happeningThe machine senses when the engine gets too hot, and shuts itself off. Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behaviour backfire burn up come to life
sense
verb transitive US /sens/ 1 to know about something through a natural ability or feeling, without being toldCats seem to instinctively sense his fear. sense (that): I think she must have sensed there was something wrong. I guess he sensed that I was a little nervous. Synonyms and related words
The senses and using the senses Synonyms and related words
To know something or someone
Nouns frequently used as objects of sense ▪ atmosphere, danger, fear, mood, presence, tension, unease
2 if a machine senses a change, it notices that it is happeningThe machine senses when the engine gets too hot, and shuts itself off. Synonyms and related words
Engine and machine behavior backfire burn up come to life
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