Толковый словарь английского языка - sense
Sense
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I. noun see: send Date: 14th century a meaning conveyed or intended ; import , signification , 2. the faculty of perceiving by means of ~ organs, a specialized function or mechanism (as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch) by which an animal receives and responds to external or internal stimuli, the sensory mechanisms constituting a unit distinct from other functions (as movement or thought), conscious awareness or rationality, 4. a particular sensation or kind or quality of sensation , a definite but often vague awareness or impression , a motivating awareness , a discerning awareness and appreciation , consensus , 6. capacity for effective application of the powers of the mind as a basis for action or response ; intelligence , sound mental capacity and understanding typically marked by shrewdness and practicality, one of two opposite directions especially of motion (as of a point, line, or surface), Synonyms: see: ~ II. transitive verb (~d; sensing) Date: circa 1531 1. to perceive by the ~s, to be or become conscious of , grasp , comprehend , to detect automatically especially in response to a physical stimulus (as light or movement)
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n. & v. --n. 1 a any of the special bodily faculties by which sensation is roused (has keen senses; has a dull sense of smell). b sensitiveness of all or any of these. 2 the ability to perceive or feel or to be conscious of the presence or properties of things. 3 (foll. by of) consciousness (sense of having done well; sense of one's own importance). 4 (often foll. by of) a quick or accurate appreciation, understanding, or instinct regarding a specified matter (sense of the ridiculous; road sense; the moral sense). b the habit of basing one's conduct on such instinct. 5 practical wisdom or judgement, common sense; conformity to these (has plenty of sense; what is the sense of talking like that?; has more sense than to do that). 6 a a meaning; the way in which a word etc. is to be understood (the sense of the word is clear; I mean that in the literal sense). b intelligibility or coherence or possession of a meaning. 7 the prevailing opinion among a number of people. 8 (in pl.) a person's sanity or normal state of mind. 9 Math. etc. a a direction of movement. b that which distinguishes a pair of entities which differ only in that each is the reverse of the other. --v.tr. 1 perceive by a sense or senses. 2 be vaguely aware of. 3 realize. 4 (of a machine etc.) detect. 5 US understand. Phrases and idioms bring a person to his or her senses 1 cure a person of folly. 2 restore a person to consciousness. come to one's senses 1 regain consciousness. 2 become sensible after acting foolishly. the five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. in a (or one) sense if the statement is understood in a particular way (what you say is true in a sense). in one's senses sane. make sense be intelligible or practicable. make sense of show or find the meaning of. man of sense a sagacious man. out of one's senses in or into a state of madness (is out of her senses; frightened him out of his senses). sense-datum (pl. -data) Philos. an element of experience received through the senses. sense of direction the ability to know without guidance the...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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