sense

nounB1 · Intermediate

A feeling or the ability to see, hear, taste, smell, touch.

Meanings of «sense»

1 · noun

a feeling or the ability to see, hear, taste, smell, touch

Dogs have a strong sense of smell.

2 · noun

practical, good judgment

She had the sense to call for help immediately.

Similar: judgment wisdom practicality

3 · noun

the meaning of a word or phrase

This word has more than one sense in a dictionary.

Similar: meaning definition

Translation

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«sense» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

what a word expresses

meaningwhat a word or action expressesWhat is the meaning of this word?

senseone of the meanings a word can haveThe word bank has two main senses.

definitionthe exact words that explain a meaningLook up the definition in the dictionary.

a thought about something, not fully sure

impressionwhat you think after seeing or meetingHe made a good impression on my parents.

feelinga belief you cannot explain wellI have a feeling that she is lying.

sensea feeling about a situation or a qualityI got a sense that he was nervous.

Word family

sense B1 · nounsensible B1 · adjectivesensibly B1 · adverbsenseless B2 · adjective

False friends

← sensation sensible →