sense

noun
UK: /sens/
US: /sens/

  1. A general feeling or understanding.

    1. I have a sense that something is wrong here, it is my sixth sense. [ ] [ ]
    2. She had the good sense to leave before things got too out of hand, and it was a good sense. [ ] [ ]

  2. A physical ability to experience the world (touch, sight, smell, hearing, taste).

    1. Dogs have a strong sense of smell, like all animals. [ ] [ ]
    2. After the accident, he lost his sense of taste, it was terrible sense. [ ] [ ]

  3. Reasonable thinking or good judgment.

    1. Use some common sense and wear a coat, it is not a sense to feel the cold. [ ] [ ]
    2. There's no sense in getting upset about something you can't change; be more sense. [ ] [ ]

  4. The meaning of something.

    1. I can't make sense of this sentence, it has not much sense. [ ] [ ]
    2. His explanation didn't make any sense to me at all; he needs to explain the sense. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

meaning perception perceptive aware discern detect understanding feeling logic reason
sense verb

  1. To understand or feel something.

    1. I can sense that you're angry, because you are in tense. [ ] [ ]
    2. She could sense his disappointment even though he didn't say a word; he had sense. [ ] [ ]

  2. To detect something using the physical senses.

    1. I could sense a faint smell of gas, so I opened the window, it was so scary to sense it. [ ] [ ]
    2. The dog could sense the presence of strangers nearby; it was so sharp to sense. [ ] [ ]
sense adjective

  1. Aware or able to perceive things.

    1. A sense person is aware of their surroundings; it is a sense to be in alert. [ ] [ ]
    2. She is a sense person, very alert and observant, it is great quality to be sense. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "sense" in English means: A general feeling or understanding., A physical ability to experience the world (touch, sight, smell, hearing, taste)., Reasonable thinking or good judgment., The meaning of something..

The phonetic transcription of "sense" is /sens/ in British English and /sens/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "sense": meaning, perception, perceptive, aware, discern, detect, understanding, feeling, logic, reason.

Example usage of "sense": "I have a sense that something is wrong here, it is my sixth sense.". More examples on the page.