Sense meaning
A sense of humor, honor, etc.
Sensed that the financial situation would improve.
Organisms able to sense their surroundings.
A sense of direction, pitch, etc.
To sense another's hostility.
Organisms able to sense their surroundings.
Sense radioactivity.
- L'Estrange.Some are so hardened in wickedness as to have no sense of the most friendly offices.
It's common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
If you believe that someone is angry even if they haven't said so, this is an example of when you can sense their anger.
Tasting, touching, seeing and hearing are all examples of a sense.
If you have a feeling that danger is lurking, this is an example of a sense of danger.
Sense radioactivity.
- To a limited extent or degree.
- In one aspect.
- To be intelligible or logical.
- To find meaning in; understand.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of sense
- Middle English meaning from Old French sens from Latin sēnsus the faculty of perceiving from past participle of sentīre to feel sent- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English sense, from Old French sens, sen, san (“sense, reason, direction"); partly from Latin sensus (“sensation, feeling, meaning"), from sentiÅ (“feel, perceive"); partly of Germanic origin (whence also Occitan sen, Italian senno), from Old Frankish *sinn (“reason, judgement, mental faculty, way, direction"), from Proto-Germanic *sinnaz (“mind, meaning"). Both Latin and Germanic from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel"). Compare French assener (“to thrust out"), forcené (“maniac"). More at send.
From Wiktionary