name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sensing
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
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/ˈsɛnsɪŋ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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CMU ARPABET: S EH1 N S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of sensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of sense
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 4
becoming aware of something via the senses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: perception
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sensory activity
Narrower terms: look, looking, looking at, listening, hearing, lipreading, taste, tasting, smell, smelling
noun
Meaning 5
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- early detection can often lead to a cure
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: detection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: perception
History
Etymology
Altered form of Saintsing.
Real reading context