senses
pronunciation
How to pronounce senses in British English:
UK [ˈsensɪz]
How to pronounce senses in American English:
US [ˈsensɪz]
Word Origin
- senses (n.)
- "mental faculties, conscious cognitive powers, sanity," 1560s, from sense (n.). Meaning "faculties of physical sensation" is from 1590s.
Example
- 1. In the city our senses are continually assaulted .
- 2. In some senses , this is not surprising .
- 3. In recent days we have witnessed two men taking leave of their senses .
- 4. For a time I remembered nothing , but slowly my senses returned .
- 5. Bear 's crash marked the moment when a delirious wall street was knocked to its senses .