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English to English noun
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a general conscious awareness |  | Example: a sense of security
a sense of happiness
a sense of danger
a sense of self
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the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted | | Example: the dictionary gave several senses for the word
in the best sense charity is really a duty
the signifier is linked to the signified
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the faculty through which the external world is apprehended | | Example: in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing
source: wordnet30
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sound practical judgment | | Example: Common sense is not so common
he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
fortunately she had the good sense to run away
source: wordnet30
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a natural appreciation or ability | | Example: a keen musical sense
a good sense of timing
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A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving external objects by means of impressions made upon certain organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of perceiving changes in the condition of the body; as, the senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. See Muscular sense, under Muscular, and Temperature sense, under Temperature. | | source: webster1913 verb
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perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles | | Example: He felt the wind
She felt an object brushing her arm
He felt his flesh crawl
She felt the heat when she got out of the car
source: wordnet30
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detect some circumstance or entity automatically | | Example: This robot can sense the presence of people in the room
particle detectors sense ionization
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become aware of not through the senses but instinctively | | Example: I sense his hostility
i smell trouble
smell out corruption
source: wordnet30
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comprehend | | Example: I sensed the real meaning of his letter
source: wordnet30
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To perceive by the senses; to recognize. | | source: webster1913
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