sense

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

senses

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

sense

past (v2)

sensed

past participle (v3)

sensed

present participle

sensing

3rd person singular

senses

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.

   • Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep.
   • What surmounts the reach / Of human sense I shall delineate.

2. 2.Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.

   • You're making absolutely no sense.

3. 3.Sound practical or moral judgment.

   • It’s common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.

4. 4.The meaning, reason, or value of something.

   • I think ’twas in another sense.
   • You don’t make any sense.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To instinctively be aware.

   • She immediately sensed her disdain.

2. 2.To use biological senses: to either see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.

Overall

Very common· #431

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Common

General reading & writing

Very common

Academic

Common

Literature

Uncommon

Word family

• nonsense
• sensation