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sense

/sɛns/ /sɛns/
noun
  1. 1
    duyucountable

    One of the five natural powers of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.

    • Our five senses help us understand the world.
      Beş duyumuz dünyayı anlamamıza yardımcı olur.
    • Dogs have a very good sense of smell.
      Köpeklerin koku alma duyusu çok gelişmiştir.
  2. 2
    duygu, hiscountable

    A feeling that you have about yourself or about a situation.

    • Finishing the marathon gave me a real sense of achievement.
      Maratonu bitirmek bana gerçek bir başarı duygusu verdi.
    • There was a sense of excitement in the air before the concert.
      Konserden önce havada bir heyecan hissi vardı.
  3. 3
    anlayış, yeticountable or uncountable

    An understanding of something, or a natural ability to judge it.

    • She has a great sense of humour.
      Harika bir mizah anlayışı var.
    • I have no sense of direction, so I often get lost.
      Hiç yön bulma yetim yok, o yüzden sık sık kayboluyorum.
  4. 4
    sağduyu, akıluncountable

    Good practical judgement; the ability to make sensible decisions.

    • At least she had the sense to call for help.
      Neyse ki yardım çağıracak kadar aklı vardı.
    • Use your common sense and stay away from the edge.
      Sağduyunu kullan ve kenardan uzak dur.
  5. 5
    anlam ifade etme, mantıklı olmauncountable

    Used in 'make sense' to say that something is clear and understandable, or is a sensible thing to do.

    • This sentence doesn't make sense; a word is missing.
      Bu cümle bir anlam ifade etmiyor, bir kelime eksik.
    • It makes sense to book your flight early.
      Uçak biletini erken almak mantıklıdır.
  6. 6
    anlam, manacountable

    One of the meanings of a word or phrase.

    • The word 'set' has many different senses.
      'Set' kelimesinin pek çok farklı anlamı vardır.
    • In what sense are you using the word 'free'?
      'Free' kelimesini hangi anlamda kullanıyorsun?
  7. 7
    aklı başında olma, kendine gelmecountable

    Someone's senses: a normal, reasonable state of mind, as in 'come to your senses'.

    • He finally came to his senses and apologized.
      Sonunda aklını başına topladı ve özür diledi.
    • Have you lost your senses? You can't drive in this snow!
      Aklını mı kaçırdın? Bu karda araba kullanamazsın!

Synonyms

Antonyms

foolishnessnonsense

Collocations

make sensea sense of humoura sense of directiona sense of smella sense of achievementa sense of responsibilitycommon sensein a sensecome to your senseshave the sense to do somethingthere is no sense in doing somethinga sixth sense

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