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Definition of sense verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    sense

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//sɛns//
     
    (not used in the progressive tenses)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they sense
     
     he / she / it senses
     
     past simple sensed
     
     
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    become aware
  1. 1to 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. 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.
    2. of machine
  2. 2sense something to discover and record something equipment that senses the presence of toxic gases
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