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feminine
/intwiˈθjon/
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Translation
intuition
Word origin
From Latin intuitio, from intueri ('to look at, contemplate'), from in ('at, upon') plus tueri ('to watch, guard'). The same root gives English 'intuition' and 'tuition'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- intueri
- English cognates
- intuition, tuition
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralintuiciones
Examples
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My intuition tells me that something is going to go wrong.
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Trust your intuition when you do not have all the facts.
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She had the intuition that that man was lying.
acierta .
Sometimes intuition is right more often than reason.
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His intuition for business made him very rich.
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