sense noun
1 one of the five natural physical powers of the body
ADJ. acute, good, keen | poor | sixth
VERB + SENSE have He has an acute sense of smell. | lose She lost her sense of hearing early in life. | regain | heighten, sharpen | dull | appeal to He argued that art should appeal to the senses rather than the intellect.
SENSE + VERB tell sb When she came to, her senses told her she was lying on a sandy beach. | reel, swim Her senses reeled as she fought for consciousness.
SENSE + NOUN organ
PREP. through the ~s Although he can't see, he learns a lot through his other senses.
PHRASES an assault on the senses, the evidence of your senses, the five senses, the sense of hearing/sight/smell/taste/touch
2 understanding/awareness of sth
ADJ. deep, great, keen, strong, tremendous He felt a deep sense of relief after the phone call. | growing, heightened | slight, vague a vague sense of unease | innate, intuitive, natural a natural sense of justice | moral
VERB + SENSE feel, have | display, show | give sb | lose | heighten, sharpen | dull
PREP. ~ of He seems to have lost his sense of reality.
3 natural ability to do/produce sth well
ADJ. good | bad, poor | innate, intuitive, natural | business, dress He has no dress sense.
VERB + SENSE have
PREP. ~ of a good sense of direction/rhythm/timing
4 ability to think/act in a sensible way
ADJ. good | common, horse Common sense tells me I should get more sleep.
VERB + SENSE have He at least had the sense to call the police. | display, show | learn I wish my daughter would learn some sense.
SENSE + VERB tell sb
PHRASES have more money than sense, (not) an ounce of sense If you had an ounce of sense, you'd never have agreed to help him.
5 reason
ADJ. perfect It all makes perfect sense (= is easy to understand).
VERB + SENSE make | see I tried to make him see sense, but he just wouldn't listen. | talk If you can't talk sense, I'm leaving!
PREP. ~ in There's a lot of sense in what he's saying.
PHRASES talk sense into sb We'll try and talk a little sense into her. | there's no sense in sth There's no sense in going home before the film.
6 your senses: ability to think clearly
VERB + SENSE come to, regain | take leave of Have you taken leave of your senses? | bring sb to
PHRASES in your (right) senses No one in their right senses would give him the job!
7 meaning
ADJ. broad, wide The novel is about education in its widest sense. | narrow, strict | accepted | figurative, metaphorical | literal | pejorative | legal, technical
VERB + SENSE have That word has three senses. | make That sentence doesn't make sense (= has no meaning).
PREP. in a ~ In a sense, she's right.
PHRASES in every sense of the word, in a very real sense In a very real sense, post-war repression was the continuation of the war. | in the true sense of the word
sense verb
ADV. clearly, strongly I sensed quite strongly that she was angry with me. | dimly, vaguely | just Maybe she could just sense what I needed. | intuitively
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