sense

UK /sɛns/ US /sɛns/
noun 5verb 3

Definitions

noun

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

Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.

a sense of security

this Basilius, having the quick sense of a lover

3

Sound practical or moral judgment.

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

some People so Harden'd in Wickedness, as to have No Sense at all of the most Friendly Offices, or the Highest Benefits.

4

The meaning, reason, or value of something.

You don’t make any sense.

I think ’twas in another sense.

5

The meaning, reason, or value of something.

the various senses of the word “car” (e.g., motor car, elevator car, railcar)

verb

1

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

2

To instinctively be aware.

She immediately sensed her disdain.

3

To comprehend.

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