sense, v.
(sensed, senses, sensing)
freq. cnt. 26
(sensed, senses, sensing)
freq. cnt. 26
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 92 freq. cnt.: 66 freq. cnt.: 26
feel sense
sample sentences
"He felt the wind""She felt an object brushing her arm"
"He felt his flesh crawl"
"She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
comprehend
<verb.cognition>
sense
sample sentences
"I sensed the real meaning of his letter"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
semantic pointers
hypernym
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
<verb.cognition>
sense smell smell out
sample sentences
"I sense his hostility""I smell trouble"
"smell out corruption"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s that CLAUSE
semantic pointers
hypernym
detect some circumstance or entity automatically
<verb.perception>
sense
sample sentences
"This robot can sense the presence of people in the room""particle detectors sense ionization"
verb frames
Something ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym