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{ "term": "sense", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an understanding about something; an ability to judge something", "sensetop": "sense (of something)", "labels": "(figurative)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "One of the most important things in a partner is a **sense of humour** *(= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh)*." }, { "text": "He has a very good **sense of direction** *(= finds the way to a place easily)*." }, { "text": "She has lost all sense of direction in her life *(= the idea of what she should do in her life)*." }, { "text": "Always try to keep a **sense of proportion** *(= of the relative importance of different things)*." }, { "text": "a sense of rhythm/timing" }, { "text": "a sense of fun/adventure" }, { "text": "Readers gain a real sense of what life was like in the camp." }, { "text": "Alex doesn't have any **dress sense** *(= does not know which clothes look attractive)*." }, { "text": "He seems to have lost his sense of reality." }, { "text": "I have absolutely no fashion sense." }, { "text": "She had a great sense of style." }, { "text": "a natural sense of justice" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "great", "wonderful"], "verb + sense": ["have"], "preposition": ["sense of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "good understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical behaviour", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You should **have the sense to** take advice when it is offered." }, { "text": "**There's no sense in** *(= it is not sensible)* worrying about it now." }, { "text": "Can't you **talk sense** *(= say something sensible)*?" }, { "text": "There's **a lot of sense** in what Mary says." }, { "text": "He at least had the sense to call the police." }, { "text": "Some people have more money than sense." }, { "text": "How could you even think of doing such a thing? Have some sense!" }, { "text": "I wish my daughter would learn some sense." }, { "text": "If you had an ounce of sense, you'd never have agreed to help him." }, { "text": "There's a lot of sense in what he's saying." }, { "text": "There's no sense in going home before the concert." }, { "text": "He was respected for his humour and his good sense." }, { "text": "I developed a certain road sense during my years as a cyclist." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["complete", "perfect", "good"], "verb + sense": ["have", "display", "show"], "preposition": ["sense in"], "phrases": [ "have more money than sense", "make little sense", "(not) an ounce of sense" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding something", "sensetop": "in … sensein the sense of somethingin the sense that…", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "That word has three senses." }, { "text": "The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people.", "contextForm": "in … sense" }, { "text": "Globalization **in the broadest sense** is nothing new." }, { "text": "The word ‘perspective’ is being used here in a technical sense." }, { "text": "He was a true friend, **in every sense of the word** *(= in every possible way)*." }, { "text": "**In a sense** *(= in one way)* it doesn't matter any more." }, { "text": "**In some senses** *(= in one or more ways)* the criticisms were justified." }, { "text": "**In no sense** can the issue be said to be resolved." }, { "text": "I am using ‘cold’ in the sense of ‘unfriendly’.", "contextForm": "in the sense of something" }, { "text": "I don't mean that the press ought to be free in the sense that no one ought to pay for it.", "contextForm": "in the sense that…" }, { "text": "There is a sense in which we are all to blame for the tragedy." }, { "text": "This is a tragedy in the fullest sense of the word." }, { "text": "These teachings do not constitute a religion in the conventional sense." }, { "text": "The novel is about education in its widest sense." }, { "text": "In a very real sense, post-war repression was the continuation of the war." }, { "text": "In a certain sense, justice was done." }, { "text": "I don't have any friends in the usual sense of the word." }, { "text": "I am not writing poetry in the traditional sense." }, { "text": "He and I were no longer friends in any meaningful sense." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["broad", "loose", "wide"], "verb + sense": ["have"], "preposition": ["in a sense"], "phrases": [ "in every sense of the word", "in a very real sense", "in the true sense of the word" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you", "sensetop": "sense of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the five senses" }, { "text": "Dogs have a **keen sense** *(= strong sense)* of smell.", "contextForm": "sense of something" }, { "text": "**the sense organs** *(= eyes, ears, nose, etc.)*" }, { "text": "I could hardly believe the evidence of my own senses *(= what I could see, hear, etc.)*." }, { "text": "The mixture of sights, smells and sounds around her made her senses reel." }, { "text": "Art should appeal to the senses rather than the intellect." }, { "text": "He has a sixth sense when it comes to fashion." }, { "text": "Raccoons have a highly developed sense of touch." }, { "text": "She lost her sense of hearing early in life." }, { "text": "When she came to, her senses told her she was lying on a beach." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["acute", "developed", "good"], "verb + sense": ["have", "lose", "heighten"], "sense + verb": ["tell somebody", "reel", "swim"], "sense + noun": ["organ"], "preposition": ["through the senses"], "phrases": [ "the five senses", "the sense of hearing", "the sense of sight" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a feeling about something important", "sensetop": "sense of somethingsense (that)…", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "His career was guided by a **strong sense** of duty.", "contextForm": "sense of something" }, { "text": "There is now a **sense of urgency** to fix the problem." }, { "text": "I have found a **sense of purpose** in the work I do here." }, { "text": "Most people in the country have a strong **sense of** national **identity**." }, { "text": "My parents instilled a strong **sense of responsibility** in me." }, { "text": "Clubs try to create a **sense of community**." }, { "text": "Helmets can give cyclists a **false sense of security**." }, { "text": "He **felt** an overwhelming **sense** of loss." }, { "text": "I **had the sense that** he was worried about something.", "contextForm": "sense (that)…" }, { "text": "I **got the sense** that she wasn't very pleased to see us." }, { "text": "He felt a deep sense of relief after the phone call." }, { "text": "I experienced a new sense of freedom." }, { "text": "Many felt a renewed sense of purpose in the nation's war effort." }, { "text": "Patti had a nagging sense of foreboding." }, { "text": "The conviction may bring a sense of closure." }, { "text": "We felt a profound sense of alienation from Western culture." }, { "text": "a palpable sense of danger" }, { "text": "a vague sense of unease" }, { "text": "Doesn't she have any sense of guilt about what she did?" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["deep", "great", "keen"], "verb + sense": ["experience", "feel", "have"], "preposition": ["sense of"], "phrases": ["a false sense of security"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a normal state of mind; the ability to think clearly", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "If she threatens to leave, it should **bring him to his senses**." }, { "text": "I waited for them to **come to their senses** and return." }, { "text": "No one in their right senses would give him the job!" }, { "text": "Are you **out of your senses**? You'll be killed!" } ], "collocations": { "verb + senses": ["come to", "regain", "take leave of"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to try and persuade somebody to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods", "examples": [ { "text": "Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision." }, { "text": "Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my head?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to have a meaning that you can easily understand", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This sentence doesn't make sense." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to be a sensible thing to do", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version." }, { "text": "There are strict medicals for pilots, which **makes good sense**." }, { "text": "Family-friendly policies make good business sense." }, { "text": "It makes little sense to discuss this now." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to be easy to understand or explain", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "John wasn't making much sense on the phone." }, { "text": "Who would send me all these flowers? It makes no sense." }, { "text": "It all **made perfect sense** to me." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to understand something that is difficult or has no clear meaning", "examples": [ { "text": "I can’t make sense of that painting." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to start to be sensible or reasonable", "examples": [ { "text": "I tried to make him see sense, but he just wouldn't listen." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a feeling or understanding that an event is important or special", "examples": [ { "text": "Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to start behaving in a crazy way", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/sens/", "audio": "se/sense/sense__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/sens/", "audio": "se/sense/sense__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "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." }