sense
verb/sens/
/sens/
not used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sense | /sens/ /sens/ |
| he / she / it senses | /ˈsensɪz/ /ˈsensɪz/ |
| past simple sensed | /senst/ /senst/ |
| past participle sensed | /senst/ /senst/ |
| -ing form sensing | /ˈsensɪŋ/ /ˈsensɪŋ/ |
- to become aware of something even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.
- sense something Sensing danger, they started to run.
- I sensed a note of tension in his voice.
- I could sense the presence of someone near me.
- He sensed an opportunity to score a propaganda victory.
- sense (that)… Lisa sensed that he did not believe her.
- Thomas, she sensed, could convince anyone of anything.
- sense somebody/something doing something He sensed someone moving around behind him.
- sense somebody/something do something He sensed something move in the bushes.
- sense how, what, etc… She could sense how nervous he was.
Extra Examples- She sensed the terrible pain he was feeling.
- He clearly sensed that some points could be scored.
- I immediately sensed something was wrong.
- I sensed quite strongly that she was angry with me.
- She apparently sensed defeat was inevitable.
- Maybe she could just sense what I needed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- immediately
- clearly
- strongly
- …
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- sense something to discover and record something
- equipment that senses the presence of toxic gases
become aware
of machine
Word Originlate 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.
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