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- [sens]
noun
I
1) [U] a reasonable way of thinking about something or doing somethingThey must have had the sense to park the car in the shade.[/ex]There's no sense in going ahead until the costs have been agreed.[/ex]2) [C] a feeling or belief that you have, especially about yourselfAll children need to feel a sense of pride in their achievements.[/ex]Beth read Jake's letter with an increasing sense of panic.[/ex]3) [singular] a way of understanding something, although there may be other waysMy family's from this area, so in a sense it's like coming home.[/ex]In one sense, Robertson is a typical politician.[/ex]4) [C] a natural physical ability that most people have, especially the ability to see, hear, smell, taste, and feel thingsDogs have a sense of smell that is five times more sensitive than that of humans.[/ex]5) [C] the meaning of a word or phraseThe word ‘bank' has a number of senses.[/ex]•come to your senses — to start to behave in a reasonable way[/ex]At last she's come to her senses and realizes that we just can't afford it.[/ex]make sense — 1) to be practical and sensible[/ex]It makes sense to keep such information on disk.[/ex]
— 2) to be easy to understand
These instructions don't make any sense to me.[/ex]make sense of sth — to understand something that is complicated or unusual[/ex]sense of humour — the ability to laugh at things and recognize when they are funny[/ex]IIverb [T]sense */[sens]to know about something through a natural ability or feeling, without being toldI think she must have sensed there was something wrong.[/ex]•Words often used with sense Nouns often used with sense (verb) ■ SENSE + atmosphere, danger, fear, mood, presence, tension, unease know that something exists without being told
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.