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• the five senses
• dogs have a keen (= strong) sense of smell.
• the sense organs (= eyes, ears, nose, etc.)
• i could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses (= what i could see, hear, etc.).

sense

1. one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you
• see also sixth sense
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/sixth-sense
• the five senses
• Dogs have a keen (= strong) sense of smell.
• the sense organs (= eyes, ears, nose, etc.)
• I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses (= what I could see, hear, etc.).
• The mixture of sights, smells and sounds around her made her senses reel.
2. a feeling about something important
• He felt an overwhelming sense of loss.
• a strong sense of purpose/identity/duty, etc.
• Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security.
• I had the sense that he was worried about something.
3. an understanding about something; an ability to judge something
• see also road sense
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/road-sense
• One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh).
• He has a very good sense of direction (= finds the way to a place easily).
• She has lost all sense of direction in her life.
• Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things).
• a sense of rhythm/timing
• Alex doesn't have any dress sense (= does not know which clothes look attractive).
4. good understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical behaviour
• see also common sense
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/common-sense
• You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered.
• There's no sense in (= it is not sensible) worrying about it now.
• Can't you talk sense (= say something sensible)?
• There's a lot of sense in what Mary says.
5. a normal state of mind; the ability to think clearly
• If she threatens to leave, it should bring him to his senses.
• He waited for Dora to come to her senses and return.
• Are you out of your senses? You'll be killed!
• Why does she want to marry him? She must have taken leave of her senses.
6. the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding something
• The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people.
• education in its broadest sense
• He was a true friend, in every sense of the word (= in every possible way).
• In a sense (= in one way) it doesn't matter any more.
• In some senses (= in one or more ways) the criticisms were justified.
• The medical care was excellent, in a technical sense.
• In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved.
• There is a sense in which we are all to blame for the tragedy.
• She gave me some very sensible advice.
• It wasn’t very sensible to go out on your own so late at night.
• a soap for sensitive skin
• This movie may upset a sensitive child.
7. to try and persuade somebody to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods
• Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision.
• Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my head?
8. to have a meaning that you can easily understand
• This sentence doesn't make sense.
9. to be a sensible thing to do
• It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version.
• There are strict medicals for pilots, which makes good sense.
10. to be easy to understand or explain
• John wasn't making much sense on the phone.
• Who would send me all these flowers? It makes no sense.
11. to understand something that is difficult or has no clear meaning
• I can’t make sense of that painting.
12. to start to be sensible or reasonable
13. a feeling or understanding that an event is important or special
• Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.
14. to start behaving as if you are crazy
• See related entries: Describing strange traits
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/describing_strange_traits/sense

Extra Examples

• Art should appeal to the senses rather than the intellect.
• Clubs try to create a sense of community.
• Common sense tells me I should get more sleep.
• Family-friendly policies make good business sense.
• Have you taken leave of your senses?
• He and I were no longer friends in any meaningful sense.
• He at least had the sense to call the police.
• He felt a deep sense of relief after the phone call.
• He has a sixth sense when it comes to fashion.
• He has an acute sense of smell.
• He has no dress sense.
• He lacked a clear sense of direction.
• He seems to have lost his sense of reality.
• Her senses reeled as she fought for consciousness.
• I am not writing poetry in the traditional sense.
• I don’t have any friends in the usual sense of the word.
• I experienced a new sense of freedom.
• I got the sense that she wasn’t very pleased to see us.
• I have absolutely no fashion sense.
• I tried to make him see sense, but he just wouldn’t listen.
• I wish my daughter would learn some sense.
• I’m going to try and knock some sense into him.
• If you can’t talk sense, I’m leaving!
• If you had an ounce of sense, you’d never have agreed to help him.
• In a certain sense, justice was done.
• In a sense, she’s right.
• In a very real sense, post-war repression was the continuation of the war.
• It all makes perfect sense.
• It makes little sense to discuss this now.
• Many felt a renewed sense of purpose in the nation’s war effort.
• Meg is incredibly intelligent but she lacks common sense.
• No one in their right senses would give him the job!
• Patti had a nagging sense of foreboding.
• Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch.
• Readers gain a real sense of what life was like in the camp.
• She had a great sense of style.
• She lost her sense of hearing early in life.
• That sentence doesn’t make sense.
• That word has three senses.
• The conviction may bring a sense of closure.
• The music conveyed a sense of loss.
• The novel is about education in its widest sense.
• The public has been lulled into a false sense of security.
• There’s a lot of sense in what he’s saying.
• There’s no sense in going home before the concert.
• These results seem to make intuitive sense.
• These teachings do not constitute a religion in the conventional sense.
• They feel a pervasive sense of loss and longing.
• This is a tragedy in the fullest sense of the word.
• This paragraph doesn’t make sense.
• We felt a profound sense of alienation from Western culture.
• We have a shared sense of community.
• We’ll try and talk a little sense into her.
• When she came to, her senses told her she was lying on a beach.
• a good sense of direction/rhythm/timing
• a natural sense of justice
• a palpable sense of danger
• a vague sense of unease
• Always try to keep a sense of proportion.
• Babies seem to have an innate sense of rhythm.
• Doesn’t she have any sense of guilt about what she did?
• Ed doesn’t have any dress sense at all!
• He was a true friend, in every sense of the word.
• He was respected for his humour and his good sense.
• Helmets can give cyclists a false sense of security.
• How could you even think of doing such a thing? Have some sense!
• I developed a certain road sense during my years as a cyclist.
• I wish you’d talk sense.
• I’ve got a hopeless sense of direction.
• In a sense it doesn’t matter any more.
• In no sense can the issue be said to be resolved.
• In some senses the criticisms were justified.
• One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour.
• She always had a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Some people have more money than sense.
• The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people.
• There’s no sense in worrying about it now.
• This was education in its broadest sense.
• You should have the sense to take advice when it’s offered.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘meaning’): from Latin sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.