sense in English: One of the ways your body learns about the world, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch; also a clear meaning or good thinking. (noun)

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Translation

One of the ways your body learns about the world, such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch; also a clear meaning or good thinking.

Word origin

From Latin sensus, meaning feeling or perception, from sentire to feel.

Origin: Latin
Root: sensus

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"Senses" is the plural, the ways your body feels the world.

Here "sense" means a clear and reasonable meaning.

Here "sense" means a quiet feeling inside you.

Your senses are sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. The word "sense" can also mean a feeling, or whether something is clear and reasonable.

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This word is part of lesson 12.