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sense

UK
/sɛns/
US
/sɛns/

Translations

sensenoun
senses
pl
UK
/sɛns/
US
/sɛns/
He has a strong sense of responsibility.
У него сильное чувство ответственности.
The sense of the story was lost in translation.
Смысл истории был утерян при переводе.
She had a strange sense of déjà vu.
У нее было странное ощущение дежавю.
Additional translations
разум
значение
сознание
восприятие
Synonyms
feeling
perception
awareness
sensation
intuition
understanding
insight
judgment
senseverb
sensed
Past Simple
sensed
Past Participle
sensing
Gerund
UK
/sɛns/
US
/sɛns/
I can sense the tension in the room.
Я могу чувствовать напряжение в комнате.
She could sense his presence even before he entered the room.
Она могла ощущать его присутствие, даже прежде чем он вошел в комнату.
He began to sense the importance of the situation.
Он начал осознавать важность ситуации.
Additional translations
воспринимать
отмечать
Synonyms
perceive
detect
discern
feel
notice
recognize
apprehend
senseadjective
more sense
Comp.
most sense
Super.
UK
/sɛns/
US
/sɛns/
Used attributively before another noun, e.g., "sense organs".

Definitions

sensenoun
A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.
Humans have five basic senses that help them interact with the world.
A feeling that something is the case.
She had a sense that something was wrong.
A sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems.
He had the good sense to avoid the argument.
A way in which an expression or a situation can be interpreted; a meaning.
In a sense, the project was a success.
A general conscious awareness or understanding.
There was a sense of relief after the exam was over.
Practical or useful purpose; point.
Theres no sense in waiting any longer if the train is cancelled.
senseverb
To perceive or become aware of something through the senses.
She could sense the tension in the room as soon as she walked in.
To detect or recognize something, often intuitively or without direct evidence.
He sensed that something was wrong even before she told him.
(of a device or system) To detect or measure automatically.
The smoke detector senses even the smallest traces of smoke.
senseadjective
Relating to or concerned with sensory perception; functioning as an attributive modifier.
Sense organs enable animals to detect changes in their environment.
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