See Also: sense(2)(dictionary)
Sense(medicine)
sense(1)(dictionary)
sense(encyclopedia)
common sense(dictionary)
Balance, sense of(health)
GROUP SENSE(finance)
Makes Sense(money)
Common Sense(money)
weight sense(medicine)

sense(2) (iou)



sense verb trans. M16.
[from the noun.]
Perceive (a sensation, object, etc.) by a sense or senses. Formerly also, feel, be conscious of, (an emotion, sensation, inward state, etc.). Now rare exc. as passing into sense 4 below. M16.
Expound the meaning of, explain; take or understand in a particular sense. E17-L18.
Understand, comprehend, grasp, (meaning, import, etc.). Chiefly US & dial. M19.
Be or become vaguely aware of, detect subconsciously or instinctively, intuit. L19.
G. Vidal Jessup was amiable but I sensed a hardness in his tone. M. Amis No one senses my presence; they walk on by. D. Madden Although she could not see..anyone, she could sense another person there with her.
Of a machine, instrument, etc.: detect, observe, measure (a circumstance, entity, etc.). M20.