Meaning: sense sense 1. n
1. 1) feeling
the five senses - five senses
sense of hearing - hearing [vision, smell, taste, touch]
sixth sense - sixth sense, intuition
inner sense - inner voice; inner feeling
sense organs - sense organs
dogs have an acute sense of smell - dogs have an acute sense of smell / good sense of smell /
2) sensation, perception
a sense of pain - a feeling of pain
a sense of time - a sense of time
a sense of locality - a sense of space
a high sense of duty - a high sense of duty
aesthetic sense - aesthetic taste /th flair/
a sense of color - understanding of color, the ability to select colors
a keen sense of humor - a subtle sense of humor
a high sense of one "s importance - great conceit
to do smth. out of / from/ a sense of duty - to do smth. out of a sense of duty
to have no sense of proportion - to be deprived of a sense of proportion
to lack all sense of beauty - not to have a sense of beauty [fairness, gratitude]
he has no stage sense - he does not feel at all / does not understand the laws / scenes
2. 1) pl consciousness, mind
in one "s right senses - in your right mind
are you in your right senses? - are you crazy?
to be out of one's senses - unfold go crazy, go crazy, be out of your mind
to recover / to regain / one "s senses - come to your senses / regain consciousness /
to lose one "s senses - go crazy
to take leave of one "s senses - unfold go crazy, go crazy
to be frightened out of one "s senses - to be scared half to death / to faint /; go crazy with fear
no man in his senses would have done so - only a crazy / deprived person could do this common sense/
2) mind
sense comes with age - mind comes with age
he has no sense - he is not distinguished by prudence
to bring smb. to his senses - reason with someone.
to come to one "s senses - come to your senses, come to your senses
to act against all sense - act / act / unreasonably
3) common sense ( tzh. common sense)
a man of sense - reasonable / sensible / person
to show good sense - show common sense
to appeal to smb."s good /common/ sense - appeal to someone's common sense
to talk sense - speak sensibly / efficiently /
there is no sense in doing this - it makes no sense / it's not worth it / to do this
to have too much sense to do smth., to have more sense than to do smth. - to be smart enough to do smth. /do nothing/
to make use of one "s senses - unfold brainstorm, think
use a little sense! - unfold move your brains!, think!
he had the good sense to make a wise choice - he had the mind / common sense / to do right choice
3. 1) meaning, importance ( something)
to make sense - to make sense, to be needed
this decision makes sense - this decision makes sense
it doesn't make sense, it makes no sense at all - it makes no sense; this is nonsense / nonsense /
his attitude doesn't make sense - his attitude is hard to understand
I cannot make out the sense of... something)
2) value
strict sense - exact [literal] meaning
archaic sense - obsolete value
in the narrow sense of the word - in the narrow [wide] sense of the word
in the best sense of the term best sense this word
in a (certain) sense - in a sense, to some extent
in no sense - in no sense; in no way
in no sense a genius - by no means a genius
in every sense - in every way
the marriage was in every sense happy - marriage was happy in every way
in more senses than one - ≅ and, moreover, in many meanings of the word; and in many respects
the word has acquired an disparaging sense - this word has acquired a disapproving connotation
4. general mood, spirit
to take the sense of the meeting - determine the mood / opinion / of the meeting ( by voting, poll); put a question to a vote
the sense of the conference was manifest - the attitude of the conference (to this issue) was obvious
5. specialist. direction
sense of rotation - direction of rotation [current]
sense finder - direction finder
♢ deprivation of senses = sensory deprivation
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2. v
1. feel, realize
to sense danger - to sense danger
he sensed our hostility - he felt our hostility
I had sensed as much - I thought so, I foresaw it
2. understand, be aware
she fully sensed the danger of her position - she was fully aware of the danger of her position
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senses Idiom

come to one's senses

Idiom(s): come to one's senses

Theme: ALERTNESS

to wake up; to become conscious; to start thinking clearly.
John, come to your senses. You're being quite stupid.
In the morning I don't come to my senses until I have had two cups of coffee.

come to one "s senses | come | sense | senses

v. Phr. 1. Become conscious again; wake up. The boxer was knocked out and did not come to his senses for several minutes. The doctors gave Tom an anesthetic before his operation; then the doctor took out Tom's appendix before he came to his senses.
compare: COME TO 1 . 2. To think clearly; behave as usual or as you should; act sensibly. A boy threw a snowball at me and before I could come to my senses he ran away. Don "t act so foolishly. Come to your senses!
Anthony: OUT OF ONE"S HEAD.

out of one "s head / mind / senses

out of one's senses

acting in a crazy way
He must have been out of his mind to say something like that
The patient was feverish and out of his head and had to be watched
Sam was out of his senses with grief and rage

take leave of one's senses

Idiom(s): take leave of one's senses

Theme: CRAZINESS

to become irrational. (Often verbatim with one "s.)
What are you doing? Have you taken to leave your senses?
What a terrible situation! It "s enough to make one take leave of one" s senses.

take leave of one "s senses | leave | senses | take

v. Phr. to go mad; become crazy. "Have you taken to leave of your senses?" Jake cried, when he saw Andy swallow a live goldfish.

take leave of your senses

act like a fool, not think clearly, off your rocker If you wear your bathing suit to church, people will think you"ve taken leave of your senses.

miss the chance, miss the opportunity; miss something; miss an opportunity, "miss the train"; don't understand

Welcome to English in a Minute!

Welcome to "English in a Minute"!

If you arrive too late to a harbor to catch a boat, you can say you "missed the boat."

If you were late to the port and your ship set sail - you can say that you "missed the boat - missed the ship."

But as an idiom, this phrase is not about transportation.

But as an idiom, this expression has nothing to do with transportation.

Miss the boat (literally: miss the ship)

Have you heard back about the pop-up book design program in Miami?

Have you heard about the 3D Picture Book Development Program in Miami?

Um, no. Actually, I missed the application deadline.

Eh, no. Actually, I missed the application deadline.

What? You would have loved that. You really missed the boat by not applying!

What are you! You would love it. Without applying, you missed this opportunity!

If you "miss the boat," you missed your chance at a good opportunity.

If you " miss the boat", you missed your chance at a good opportunity.

It can also mean to not understand something. For example, you might "miss the boat" on an important English grammar point.

It can also mean that you don't understand something. For example, you "missed" important point in English grammar.

Anna "missed the boat" when she did not apply for a program she would have enjoyed.

In our example Anna " missed the boat - missed the opportunity when she didn't apply for a program she would have liked.

And that's English in a Minute!

And it's "English in a Minute"!

(Finn is picking up Feifei to go to his posh uncle's party)

(Finn takes Feifei with him to his aristocratic uncle's party)

Come on Feifei! We are going to be late - this party is my big chance!

Come on, Feifei! We're late and this party is my big chance!

I "m almost ready, Finn! Hi, I" m Feifei. Finn has invited me to his posh uncle's party. He knows lots of celebrities!

I'm almost ready, Finn! Hello, I'm Feifei. Finn invited me to his uncle's high society party. He knows many famous people!

Come on! And lots of musicians... I "m a bit of a rocker myself, and this might just be my chance to meet someone famous... Come on!

Come on, get moving! And many musicians... I'm a bit of a rocker, and I have a chance to meet some of the celebrities... Live!

Maybe join the band... live the rock star life... oh, this is my one big chance! Come on or I'll miss the boat!

Maybe join a rock band... live like a rock star... oh, this is my only chance! Come on or me I'll miss this chance (miss the boat- literally: I will miss the ship)!

Boat?! Why didn't you say it before?

Ship?! Why didn't you say this before?

(Hurried steps, rummaging in a wardrobe and a lifejacket inflating)

(hurriedly steps, rummages through the wardrobe and inflates a life jacket)

Life vest!?

Of course! We are going on a boat! I am afraid of water - I can "t swim!

Of course! We're going to sail on a ship! I'm afraid of water - I can't swim!

Feifei, there "s no real boat! In English, when we use the expression " miss the boat"we mean that we are too late to take advantage of a good opportunity.

Feifei, there will be no ship! IN English language when we use the expression " miss the boat", then we mean that we are late to take advantage of a good opportunity.

Will there be no ship?

Not even a canoe. Listen to these examples.

There won't even be a canoe. Let's listen to examples with the expression "miss the boat".

• If I hadn "t bought a new flat last year I would have missed the boat. Properties are more expensive now.
• If I didn't buy new apartment Last year, I would have missed this opportunity. Now real estate has risen in price.

• I should have traveled the world when I was young. Now I have a family to take care of. I might have missed the boat.
• I had to travel the world when I was young. Now I have a family to take care of. Perhaps I missed my chance.

Oh, OK, so "to miss the boat" is to miss an opportunity by being late. It makes sense.

Well, okay, so "miss the boat" is to miss the opportunity due to being late. This is logical.

Yes, but we "re not going to make it on time now, unless... we take my uncle"s helicopter! It's parked in a field nearby. Come on!

Yes, but we won't make it in time if... we don't use my uncle's helicopter! He stands in a clearing nearby. Let's go!

Helicopter! Wait a minute Finn.

Helicopter! Wait, Finn.

(Hurried steps, rummaging in the wardrobe again)

(Steps quickly, rummages through the wardrobe again)

Now I'm really ready.

Now I'm really ready.

Feifei, is it what I think it is? A parachute?!

Feifei, is that what I think? Parachute?!

Well of course it is! I can't swim and I can't fly either. And I "m afraid of heights!

Well, of course! I can't swim, but I can't fly either. And I'm afraid of heights!

OK, don't you worry. Let's just go to the party. We don't want to miss the boat, do we?

Okay, don't worry. Let's just go to the party. We don't want to miss this event, do we?

We don't want to miss the boat or the helicopter. Bye.

We don't want to miss the opportunity or the helicopter. Goodbye.

(Helicopter taking off)

(Helicopter takes off)

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[verb] make sense
(sense)
make a feeling

Phrases
make sense — to be understood; make sense; be needed
to make sense — to make sense
make sense of — to understand; understand the meaning; comprehend
it doesn't make sense - this makes no sense; this is nonsense; this is nonsense
his attitude doesn "t make sense —  his attitude is hard to understand
it doesn't make sense, it makes no sense at all - this makes no sense; this is nonsense / nonsense /
make no sense — to make no sense
that makes sense — logical
it makes no sense 
it makes no sense at all — it makes absolutely no sense; it is meaningless; this is nonsense
this decision makes sense — this decision makes sense

Examples

Jim has spaced out and nothing he says will make sense .
Jim is high and talking nonsense.

Hiring somebody to do the legwork in the hunt for a property can make sense .
When buying real estate, it's nice to have a person on hand who would take care of all the running around.

That never seems to make sense to the outsiders.
The uninitiated will never understand this.

It doesn't make sense, the jewels were there a minute ago.
I don't understand anything - the jewels were just here.

He "s talking nonsense now. He" ll make sense when he comes down.
He's talking nonsense now. He will reason rationally when he calms down.

I don't get it - it doesn't make sense.
I don't get it - it doesn't make sense.