adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Having a specified number or kind of senses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable
Examples
Humans are five-sensed beings, having touch, taste, sight, hearing, and smell.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of sense
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the felt presence of an intruder
a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms