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Sense Sth I Ability Make Noun Duygu Natural

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IPA  /sens   / noun
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duygu
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sense (noun)

 /sens   / noun
 
SIGHT, HEARING, ETC.
1 [countable]
one of the five natural physical powers of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, that people and animals have
duyu
 I've got a cold and I've lost my sense of smell.
 Dogs have an acute sense of hearing.
FEELING
2 [singular]
a feeling of sth
duygu
 I felt a tremendous sense of relief when the exams were finally over.
 She only visits her family out of a sense of duty.
NATURAL ABILITY
3 [uncountable, singular]
the ability to understand sth; the ability to recognize what sth is or what its value is
duygu, anlayış
 She seems to have lost all sense of reality.
 I like him – he's got a great sense of humour.
 I'm always getting lost. I've got absolutely no sense of direction.
 4 [uncountable, singular]
a natural ability to do or produce sth well
 (bir şeyden) anlama yeteneği
 Good business sense made her a millionaire.
 He's got absolutely no dress sense (giyimden anlamamak).
JUDGEMENT
5 [uncountable]
the ability to think or act in a reasonable or sensible way; good judgement
akıl, sağduyu, mantık
 At least he had the sense to stop when he realized he was making a mistake.
 I think there's a lot of sense in what you're saying.
 They buy the most ridiculous things. They've got more money than sense.
 look at COMMON SENSE
REASON
6 [uncountable]
sense (in doing sth)
the reason for doing sth; purpose
anlam, mantık
 There's no sense in going any further – we're obviously lost.
 What's the sense in making the situation more difficult for yourself?
MEANING
7 [countable]
(used about a word, phrase, etc.) a meaning
anlam
 This word has two senses.
 This is an epic film in every sense of the word.
IDIOMS
come to your senses
to finally realize that you should do sth because it is the most sensible thing to do
aklı başına gelmek
 I'm glad she finally came to her senses and went to university instead of getting married so young.
in a sense
in one particular way but not in other ways; partly
bir anlamda, bir bakıma
 In a sense you're right, but there's more to the matter than that.
make sense
1 to be possible to understand; to have a clear meaning
anlamı olmak, anlam ifade etmek
 What does this sentence mean? It doesn't make sense to me.
 2 (used about an action) to be sensible or logical
akla yakın olmak, mantıklı olmak
 I think it would make sense to wait for a while before making a decision.
make sense of sth
to manage to understand sth that is not clear or is difficult to understand
anlamak
 I can't make sense of these instructions.
talk sense
to say things that are correct or sensible
aklı başında laflar etmek
 See if you can talk some sense into him.
 He's the only politician who talks any sense.
 

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