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sense  (sns)

n.

1.

a. Any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside or inside the body are received and felt, as the faculties of hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste, and equilibrium.

b. A perception or feeling produced by a stimulus; sensation: a sense of fatigue and hunger.

2. senses The faculties of sensation as means of providing physical gratification and pleasure.

3.

a. An intuitive or acquired perception or ability to estimate: a sense of diplomatic timing.

b. A capacity to appreciate or understand: a keen sense of humor.

c. A vague feeling or presentiment: a sense of impending doom.

d. Recognition or perception either through the senses or through the intellect; consciousness: has no sense of shame.

4.

a. Natural understanding or intelligence, especially in practical matters: The boy had sense and knew just what to do when he got lost.

b. The normal ability to think or reason soundly. Often used in the plural: Have you taken leave of your senses?

c. Something sound or reasonable: There's no sense in waiting three hours.

5.

a. A meaning that is conveyed, as in speech or writing; signification: The sense of the novel is the inevitability of human tragedy.

b. One of the meanings of a word or phrase: The word set has many senses. See Synonyms at meaning.

6.

a. Judgment; consensus: sounding out the sense of the electorate on capital punishment.

b. Intellectual interpretation, as of the significance of an event or the conclusions reached by a group: I came away from the meeting with the sense that we had resolved all outstanding issues.

tr.v. sensed, sens·ing, sens·es

1. To become aware of; perceive.

2. To grasp; understand.

3. To detect automatically: sense radioactivity.

adj.

Genetics Of or relating to the portion of the strand of double-stranded DNA that serves as a template for and is transcribed into RNA.

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[Middle English, meaning, from Old French sens, from Latin snsus, the faculty of perceiving, from past participle of sentre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

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sense

Noun

1. any of the faculties (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell) by which the mind receives information about the external world or the state of the body

2. the ability to perceive

3. a feeling perceived through one of the senses: a sense of warmth

4. a mental perception or awareness: a sense of security

5. ability to make moral judgments: a sense of honour

6. (usually pl) sound practical judgment or intelligence: a man lost his senses and killed his wife

7. reason or purpose: no sense in continuing

8. general meaning: he couldn't understand every word but he got the sense of what they were saying

9. specific meaning; definition: the three senses of the word

10. make sense to be understandable or practical

Verb

[sensing, sensed]

1. to perceive without the evidence of the senses: he sensed that she was impressed

2. to perceive through the senses [Latin sentire to feel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sense - a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self" awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness, consciousness - having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" sense of direction - an awareness of your orientation in space sense of responsibility - an awareness of your obligations
	2.	sense - the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified" signified meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" word meaning, word sense, acceptation - the accepted meaning of a word
	3.	sense - 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" sensory faculty, sentiency, sentience, sensation faculty, mental faculty, module - one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind sense modality, sensory system, modality - a particular sense sensitivity, sensitiveness, sensibility - (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation; "sensitivity to pain"
	4.	sense - sound practical judgment; "Common sense is not so common"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately she had the good sense to run away" common sense, good sense, gumption, horse sense, mother wit sagaciousness, sagacity, discernment, judgement, judgment - the mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations logic - reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic" nous - common sense; "she has great social nous" road sense - good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road
	5.	sense - a natural appreciation or ability; "a keen musical sense"; "a good sense of timing" appreciation, grasp, hold - understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"
Verb	1.	sense - perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles; "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car" feel perceive, comprehend - to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon" feel - be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
	2.	sense - detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization" detect, discover, notice, observe, find - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
	3.	sense - become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption" smell out, smell perceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
	4.	sense - comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter" understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"

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sense

noun 1. faculty, sensibility

noun 2. feeling, impression, perception, awareness, consciousness, atmosphere, aura, intuition, premonition, presentiment

noun 3. understanding, awareness, appreciation

noun 4. (sometimes plural) intelligence, reason, understanding, brains (informal) smarts (slang), chiefly U.S. judgment, discrimination, wisdom, wit(s), common sense, sanity, sharpness, tact, nous Brit. (slang) cleverness, quickness, discernment, gumption Brit. (informal) sagacity, clear-headedness, mother wit << OPPOSITE foolishness

noun 5. point, good, use, reason, value, worth, advantage, purpose, logic

noun 6. meaning, definition, interpretation, significance, message, import, substance, implication, drift, purport, nuance, gist, signification, denotation

verb 7. perceive, feel, understand, notice, pick up, suspect, realize, observe, appreciate, grasp, be aware of, divine, discern, just know, have a (funny) feeling (informal) get the impression, apprehend, have a hunch << OPPOSITE be unaware of

Translations

sense [sɛns] n (= faculty, meaning) → sentido (= feeling); sensación f (= good sense); sentido común, juicio

vt → sentir, percibir;

sense of humour → sentido del humor;

it makes sense → tiene sentido;

there is no sense in (doing) that → no tiene sentido (hacer) eso;

to come to one's senses (= regain consciousness) → volver en sí, recobrar el sentido;

to take leave of one's senses → perder el juicio

sense [sɛns] n → sens m (= feeling); sentiment m (= meaning); sens, signification f (= wisdom); bon sens

vt → sentir, pressentir;

senses npl → raison f;

it makes sense → c'est logique;

there is no sense in (doing) that → cela n'a pas de sens;

to come to one's senses (= regain consciousness) → reprendre conscience (= become reasonable); revenir à la raison;

to take leave of one's senses → perdre la tête

sense [sɛns] n → Sinn m;

(feeling) → Gefühl nt;

(good sense) → Verstand m, gesunder Menschenverstand m;

(meaning) → Bedeutung f, Sinn m

vt → spüren;

sense of smell → Geruchssinn m;

it makes sense (can be understood) → es ergibt einen Sinn;

(is sensible) → es ist vernünftig or sinnvoll;

there's no sense in that → das hat keinen Sinn;

there is no sense in doing that → es hat keinen Sinn, das zu tun;

to come to one's senses → Vernunft annehmen;

to take leave of one's senses → den Verstand verlieren

sense [sɛns] n → senso (= feeling); sensazione f; senso (= meaning); senso, significato (= wisdom); buonsenso

vt → sentire, percepire;

senses npl (= sanity) → ragione f;

it makes sense → ha senso;

there is no sense in (doing) that → non ha senso (farlo);

sense of humour → (senso dell')umorismo;

to come to one's senses (= regain consciousness) → riprendere i sensi (= become reasonable); tornare in sé;

to take leave of one's senses → perdere il lume or l'uso della ragione

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sense

n sense [sens]

1 one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices. sintuig حاسَّه сетиво smysl sans der Sinn αίσθηση (μία από τις πέντε ανθρώπινες αισθήσεις) sentido meel يكي از حواس پنجگانه aisti sens חוּש ज्ञानेन्द्रिय osjetilo érzék indera skyn, skilningarvit senso 感覚 감각, 5감의 하나 pojūtis sajūta deria zintuig sans zmysł sentido simţ чувство zmysel čut(ilo) čulo sinne ประสาทสัมผัส duyu, his 感官 почуття شعور ادراک، حس giác quan 感官

2 a feeling He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance. sin شُعور чуство cit følelse das Gefühl αίσθηση, εντύπωση sensación, sentido tunne احساس tunto sentiment הַרגָשָה बोध osjećaj érzés perasaan tilfinning, álit senso 感情 느낌, 기분 pajautimas apziņa; izjūta perasaan gevoel følelse poczucie opinião sentiment чувство pocit občutek osećanje känsla ความรู้สึก duygu, anlayış 感覺 почуття; відчуття احساس cảm giác, tri giác 感觉

3 an awareness of (something) a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour. sin إحْساس усещане smysl sans der Sinn αίσθηση, αισθητήριο sentido taju فهم taju sens חוּש समझ smisao érzék rasa skyn, –gáfa senso 感覚 (지적) 감각, 센스 jausmas izjūta deria gevoel sans for, følelse zmysł, poczucie sentido simţ чувство, ощущение zmysel občutek, smisel smisao känsla, sinne การรับรู้ anlayış, takdir 意識，感覺能力 чуття کسی چیز کا ظرف ý thức 意识，感觉能力

4 good judgement You can rely on him – he has plenty of sense. oorleg رُشْد، صَواب، تَفْكير مَنْطِقي، عَقْل سَليم здрав разум dobrý vkus dømmekraft der Verstand αντίληψη, ευθυκρισία sentido común, juicio, sensatez mõistus منطق järki bon sens תְבוּנָה समझदारी razbor, razum ítélőképesség penilaian dómgreind buonsenso 分別 판단력, 사려 sveika nuovoka veselais saprāts pertimbangan yang waras verstand (sunn) fornuft, vett rozsądek senso bun-simţ рассудок, разум dobrý vkus zdrav razum razum vett, förstånd, förnuft การวินิจฉัยที่ดี akıl, zekâ, mantık 辨別力 здоровий глузд عقل khả năng phán đoán 辨别力

5 a meaning (of a word). betekenis مَعْنى للكَلِمَه значение smysl, výzva mening der Sinn σημασία λέξης significado tähendus معنا merkitys sens מוּבָן अर्थ značenje (riječi) értelem, jelentés arti merking senso, significato 意味 (단어의) 의미 prasmė nozīme; jēga maksud verstand betydning znaczenie signifcado sens значение zmysel, význam pomen smisao betydelse, bemärkelse ความหมายของคำ ๆ หนึ่ง anlam, mana 意義 сенс; значення معنی nghĩa, ý nghĩa 意义

6 something which is meaningful Can you make sense of her letter? sin, uitmaak مَعْنى смисъл výklad mening der Sinn κτ. που βγάζει νοημα sentido mõte معنا دار tolkku signification מַשמָעוּת भाव, अर्थ shvaćanje, smisao jelentés makna merking, þÿðing senso 意味 의도, 깊은 뜻 mintis, prasmė jēga; būtība memahami iets zinnigs noe fornuftig/meningsfullt sens sentido semnificaţie смысл výklad smisel shvatiti begriplighet, mening เข้าใจ anlamı olma 弄懂 сенс, смисл معنی خیز ý nghĩa 弄懂

v

to feel, become aware of, or realize He sensed that she disapproved. agterkom, besef يَشْعُر، يُدْرِك усещам cítit fornemme fühlen διαισθάνομαι, αντιλαμβάνομαι sentir, percibir tundma, tajuma فهميدن tuntea sentir (intuitivement) לַחוּש महसूस करना osjetiti, naslutiti érzékel menyadari skynja sentire 感じる ...을 감지하다 (pa)justi just; nojaust; apzināties merasakan voelen føle, merke, sanse wyczuwać sentir a simţi чувствовать, осознавать cítiť zavedati se osetiti märka, uppfatta รู้สึก; รู้ตัว anlamak, hisstmek 覺察 відчувати; зрозуміти احساس ہونا، واقف ہونا cảm thấy 觉察

adj ˈsenseless

1 stunned or unconscious The blow knocked him senseless. bewusteloos فاقِد الوَعْي в безсъзнание omráčený bevidstløs besinnungslos αναίσθητος, κατάπληκτος inconsciente, sin conocimiento oimetu ابلهانه tajuton sans connaissance חֲסַר הַכָּרָה बेहोश onesviješten, ošamućen eszméletlen tidak sadar meðvitundarlaus privo di sensi 意識のない 감각이 없는, 무의식의 be sąmonės bezsamaņā esošs; apdullināts; nejutīgs pengsan bewusteloos sanseløs, bevisstløs nieprzytomny sem sentidos fără cu­noştinţă без сознания omráčený brez zavesti nesvestan sanslös, medvetslös หมดสติ baygın, bayılmış 無知覺的 безчуттєвий; оглушений بے ہوش یا غافل bất tỉnh 无知觉的

2 foolish What a senseless thing to do! sinneloos أحْمَق، فاقِد الرُّشْد неразумен nesmyslný sanseløs unsinnig ανόητος, παράλογος absurdo, sin sentido, insensato arutu احمق järjetön insensé מְטוּפָּש बेवकूफ besmislen, budalast értelmetlen bodoh heimskulegur insensato ばかげた 어리석은 beprasmiškas, kvailas bezjēdzīgs; muļķīgs bodoh onzinnig tåpelig, meningsløs bezsensowny insensato smintit глупый; бессмысленный nezmyselný neumen besmislen oförståndig, vettlös โง่ anlamsız, saçma 愚蠢的 безглуздий بے وقوف ngu dại 愚蠢的

adv ˈsenselessly

sinneloos بدون شُعور، بِفُقْدان للوَعْي безчуствено nesmyslně bevidstløst; sanseløst unsinnig παράλογα insensatamente arutult به طرز احمقانه järjettömästi insensément בְּחוֹסֵר הִגָיוֹן बिना सोचे besmisleno, budalasto eszméletlenül secara bodoh heimskulega, merkingarlaust insensatamente 無感覚な 무의식적으로 beprasmiškai, nesuvokiant bezjēdzīgi; muļķīgi dengan bodoh onzinnig meningsløst bezsensownie insensatamente nebuneşte глупо; бессмысленно nezmyselne neumno besmisleno oförståndigt, vettlöst อย่างไม่รู้สึกตัว duygusuzca; aptalca 愚蠢地 безглузд حماقت سے ngu dại 愚蠢地

n ˈsenselessness

sinneloosheid حَماقَه، فُقْدان الوَعْي безчуственост bezvědomí; nesmyslnost bevidstløshed; sanseløshed die Sinnlosigkeit αναισθησία, παραλογισμός insensatez arutus حماقت järjettömyys bon sens manque de בְּחוֹסֵר הִגָיוֹן बेहोशी bešćutnost eszméletvesztés kebodohan meðvitundarleysi insensatezza 無感覚 무감각 nesuvokimas, nesąmonė, beprasmybė bezsamaņa; bezjēdzība kebodohan onzinnigheid meningsløshet bezsens insensatez lipsă de bun-simţ глупость; бессмысленность bezvedomie; nezmyselnosť nesmiselnost besmislenost medvetslöshet, vettlöshet ความไม่รู้สึกตัว duygusuzluk, baygınlık 愚蠢 безчуттєвість نا معقولیت sự ngu dại 愚蠢

n pl ˈsenses

(usually with my, ~his, ~her etc) a person's normal, sane state of mind He must have taken leave of his senses; When he came to his senses, he was lying in a hospital bed. sinne عَقْل، وَعْي، رَشْد، صَواب разсъдък smysly; vědomí være gået fra forstanden; komme til fornuft; genvinde bevidstheden die Sinne (pl.) πνευματική υγεία, ανάκτηση των αισθήσεων juicio meelemõistus, meelemärkus هوش و حواس järki, taju raison; conscience הַכָּרָה, חוּשִים विवेक pamet, svijest, prisebnost (ép) ész; (ön)tudat akal sehat skynsemi ragione; coscienza 正気 제정신 protas, sąmonė, nuovoka saprāts; samaņa sedar verstand forstand, vett, fornuft przytomność juízo raţiune; conştiinţă разум zmysly; vedomie razum; zavest svest sinnen คนที่มีสภาพจิตใจไม่ปกติ düşünme gücü, akıl 蘇醒 свідомість; розум ہوش و حواس sự minh mẫn, sự tỉnh táo 苏醒

sixth sense

an ability to feel or realize something apparently not by means of any of the five senses He couldn't hear or see anyone, but a sixth sense told him that he was being followed. sesde sintuig الحاسَّةُ السّادِسَه шесто чуство šestý smysl sjette sans sechster Sinn έκτη αίσθηση sexto sentido kuues meel حس ششم kuudes aisti sixième sens חוש שִׁשִי छठी इंद्रि šesto čulo hatodik érzék indera keenam sjötta skilningarvitið sesto senso 第６感 (제)6감, 직감 šeštasis pojūtis sestais prāts gerak hati zesde zintuig sjette sans szósty zmysł sexto sentido al şaselea simţ шестое чувство šiesty zmysel šesti čut šesto čulo sjätte sinne ลางสังหรณ์ altıncı his 第六感官 шосте почуття, інтуїція چھٹی حس giác quan thứ sáu 第六感官