sense

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɛns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɛns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sens)

Inflections of 'sense' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
senses
v 3rd person singular
sensing
v pres p
sensed
v past
sensed
v past p

Collocations for "sense"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sense" in context.

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sense

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the five senses
  2. the [basic, essential, fundamental] senses
  3. use your common sense!
  4. it's a [question, matter] of common sense
  5. has [poor, good, bad, great, excellent] fashion sense
  6. it makes [no, little, a lot of] sense to me
  7. your [comment, answer, idea] makes no sense
  8. no sense [at all, in the slightest, whatsoever]
  9. the [boss, coach, senator] is talking sense
  10. have they taken leave of their senses?
  11. have the sense to [stop, not ask]
  12. the sense of his speech was [missed, misinterpreted]
  13. there's no sense in [trying, going, asking, worrying]
  14. didn't mean it in that sense
  15. the word has [many, three, several] senses
  16. what sense (of the word) do you mean?
  17. the sense of a [phrase, word, verb]
  18. the sense of [sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste]
  19. a [good, bad] sense of [smell, hearing, taste]
  20. a sense of [humor, community, morality]
  21. has a [good, great, terrific] sense of humor
  22. [fosters, nurtures] a sense of [self, independence, belonging, trust]
  23. the sense that you [belong, know]
  24. I get the sense you [are, have, think]
  25. has a sixth sense (about)
  26. a [delight, treat, relief] for the senses
  27. a false sense of [security, calm]
  28. was [overcome, fraught, motionless] with a sense of [fear, dread, worry]
n as adj
  1. sense [organs, receptors]
v
  1. can sense the [tension, anger, excitement]
  2. sense [danger, trouble]
  3. (not) sense any [tension, hostility, reluctance]
  4. sense the presence of
  5. the [device, system, alarm] senses your [movement, presence]
  6. (could) sense his [discomfort, fear]
  7. sense the [importance, power, value] of
  8. sense an [opportunity, opening]
  9. sensed it was coming
  10. sense someone is [following, watching] you
  11. sense something is [wrong, different]
  12. I sense you [feel, are, wish]
  13. [immediately, already, always] sensed
  14. [felt, heard, saw] and sensed
'sense' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
British - abandon - absence - accomplishment - achievement - activity - acute - affect - application - approach - argument - background - broad - cheesy - childish - clarity - closure - colloquial - common - community - conspicuous - convey - conviction - creeping - crude - derive - determination - developing - direction - display - distress - dread - dress - duty - elsewhere - entitlement - evoke - excitement - fairness - false - feminine - figurative - financial - foster - funny - greed - grievance - grip - guide - heightened

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