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Sensing - English meaning

Sensing – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Perceive by a sense or senses.

Usage examples:

With the first frost, they could sense a change in the days

Synonims:

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verb

(of a machine or similar device) detect.

Usage examples:

An optical fibre senses a current flowing in a conductor
noun

A faculty by which the body perceives an external stimulus; one of the faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Usage examples:

The bear has a keen sense of smell which enables it to hunt at dusk
noun

A feeling that something is the case.

Usage examples:

She had the sense of being a political outsider
noun

A sane and realistic attitude to situations and problems.

Usage examples:

He earned respect by the good sense he showed at meetings
noun

A way in which an expression or a situation can be interpreted; a meaning.

Usage examples:

It is not clear which sense of the word ‘characters’ is intended in this passage
noun

A property (e.g. direction of motion) distinguishing a pair of objects, quantities, effects, etc. which differ only in that each is the reverse of the other.

Usage examples:

The cord does not become straight, but forms a length of helix in the opposite sense
verb

Present participle of sense

Usage examples:

Although she said nothing, i could sense her anger, he sensed something was about to happen., [ + (…

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传感

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Voelen

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Détection

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Spüren

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संवेदन

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Sensing

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감지

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Ощущение

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Sintiendo

Word origin

late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘meaning’): from Latin sensus ‘faculty of feeling, thought, meaning’, from sentire ‘feel’. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.

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Sensing synonims

discern

dɪˈsɜːn

verb

Recognize or find out.

Usage examples:

I can discern no difference between the two policies
verb

To be able to see, recognize, understand, or decide something

Usage examples:

He could discern the note of urgency in their voices., the exhibit is arranged in no important orde…
verb

To see, recognize, or understand something that is not clear

Usage examples:

I could just discern a figure in the darkness., it is difficult to discern any pattern in these fig…
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distinguish

dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ

verb

Recognize or treat (someone or something) as different.

Usage examples:

The child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy
verb

To recognize or understand the difference between two things, or to provide a quality that makes someone or something different or special

Usage examples:

[ i always + adv/prep ] it’s important to distinguish between scientific fact and fiction., [ t ] s…
verb

To notice or understand the difference between two things, or to make one person or thing seem different from another

Usage examples:

Distinguish between he's colour-blind and can't distinguish (the difference) between red and green …
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feel

fiːl

verb

Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched.

Usage examples:

She felt someone touch her shoulder
noun

An act of touching something to examine it.

Usage examples:

I let him have a feel of my hair and kept saying ‘it's a bit of a shock, isn't it?’ (must have been…
verb

Be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

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find

faɪnd

verb

Discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly.

Usage examples:

Lindsey looked up to find neil watching her
noun

A discovery of something valuable, typically something of archaeological interest.

Usage examples:

He made his most spectacular finds in the valley of the kings

Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

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identify

verb

Establish or indicate who or what (someone or something) is.

Usage examples:

The judge ordered that the girl should not be identified
verb

Recognize as being

verb

To recognize or be able to name someone or something, or to prove who or what someone or something is

Usage examples:

Small babies can identify their mothers., the police officer refused to identify himself.
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notice

ˈnəʊ.tɪs

noun

The fact of observing or paying attention to something.

Usage examples:

Their silence did not escape my notice
verb

Become aware of.

Usage examples:

He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously
verb

To see or become conscious of something or someone

Usage examples:

I noticed a crack in the ceiling., mary waved at the man but he didn't seem to notice., [ + (that) …
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observe

verb

Notice or perceive (something) and register it as being significant.

Usage examples:

She observed that all the chairs were already occupied
verb

Watch attentively

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pick up

collocation

Take and lift upward

phrasal verb

Take hold of and lift or move someone or something.

Usage examples:

I reached out and picked up a magazine
phrasal verb

Go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one's car.

Usage examples:

Will you pick the children up from school?
Pick up - all meanings in English

recognize

verb

Identify (someone or something) from having encountered them before; know again.

Usage examples:

I recognized her when her wig fell off
verb

To know someone or something because you have seen or experienced that person or thing before

Usage examples:

I recognized my old high school teacher from the photograph., doctors are trained to recognize the …
verb

To know what something is because you have seen it before, or because you have heard or read about it

Usage examples:

Managers failed to recognize the symptoms as quickly as they should., more and more people are begi…
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tell

verb

Communicate information to someone in spoken or written words.

Usage examples:

I told her you were coming
noun

(especially in poker) an unconscious action that is thought to betray an attempted deception.

Usage examples:

But i think you could waste a poker lifetime looking for tells like those.
noun

(in the middle east) an artificial mound formed by the accumulated remains of ancient settlements.

Usage examples:

He narrowly escaped being blown up by a mine when he was exploring a tell outside the city.
Tell - all meanings in English

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