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That answer makes sense.
What does Sense mean?
understanding or awareness.
Dictionary definition
A feeling or understanding that helps you notice meaning.
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The poem creates a sense of calm through soft sounds and gentle images.
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What does sense mean?
Sense means understanding or awareness.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to sense?
Reason is close in meaning to sense in this context.
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Which word or phrase is a useful contrast for sense?
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningSense means understanding or awareness.
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Synonyms
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reasonUse for thinking based on evidence.
understandUse for clear meaning in your mind.
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Hint for students
Sense can mean a feeling, an understanding, or one of the ways your body notices the world, such as sight or smell.
Common mix-up
Sense is not the same as since. Sense is about meaning, feeling, or body awareness; since tells time or gives a reason.
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Write one sentence that shows sense without using the word sense. Model sentence: Even before she saw the storm, Priya felt that the air was changing. Clue words: before she saw, felt, air was changing Now try your own sentence. Ask: Does my sentence show a feeling, understanding, or way of noticing something?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "The smell of smoke gave us a sense that something was wrong." Why does sense fit better than since?
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