📒 an understanding about something; an ability to judge something
- One of the most important things in a partner is a sense of humour (= the ability to find things funny or make people laugh).
- He has a very good sense of direction (= finds the way to a place easily).
- (figurative) She has lost all sense of direction in her life (= the idea of what she should do in her life).
📒 good understanding and judgement; knowledge of what is sensible or practical behaviour
- You should have the sense to take advice when it is offered.
- There's no sense in (= it is not sensible) worrying about it now.
- Can't you talk sense (= say something sensible)?
📒 the meaning that a word or phrase has; a way of understanding something
- That word has three senses.
- in … sense The word ‘love’ is used in different senses by different people.
- Globalization in the broadest sense is nothing new.
📒 one of the five powers (sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch) that your body uses to get information about the world around you
- the five senses
- sense of something Dogs have a keen sense (= strong sense) of smell.
- the sense organs (= eyes, ears, nose, etc.)
📒 a feeling about something important
- sense of something His career was guided by a strong sense of duty.
- There is now a sense of urgency to fix the problem.
- I have found a sense of purpose in the work I do here.
📒 a normal state of mind; the ability to think clearly
- If she threatens to leave, it should bring him to his senses.
- He waited for Dora to come to her senses and return.
- No one in their right senses would give him the job!
📒 to try and persuade somebody to stop behaving in a stupid way, sometimes using rough or violent methods
- Try and talk some sense into her before she makes the wrong decision.
- Where would I be without you to knock some sense into my head?
📒 to have a meaning that you can easily understand
- This sentence doesn't make sense.
📒 to be a sensible thing to do
- It makes sense to buy the most up-to-date version.
- There are strict medicals for pilots, which makes good sense.
- Family-friendly policies make good business sense.
📒 to be easy to understand or explain
- John wasn't making much sense on the phone.
- Who would send me all these flowers? It makes no sense.
- It all made perfect sense to me.
📒 to understand something that is difficult or has no clear meaning
- I can’t make sense of that painting.
📒 to start to be sensible or reasonable
- I tried to make him see sense, but he just wouldn't listen.
📒 a feeling or understanding that an event is important or special
- Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion.
📒 to start behaving in a crazy way