How to pronounce “sense”
Say “sense” in one beat
sense
/sɛns/
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- sensesɛns
- IPA (American)
- /sɛns/
- IPA (British)
- /sɛns/
- Respelling
- SENS
- Syllables
- 1 — sense
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sɛns/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “sense” means
- noun
a general conscious awareness
“a sense of security”
- noun
the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
“the dictionary gave several senses for the word”
- noun
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
“in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Say it in a sentence
“It didn't make much sense to leave so early.”“sense”, answered
How do you pronounce “sense”?
“sense” is pronounced /sɛns/ (SENS) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /sɛns/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “sense” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /sɛns/ — a single beat.
What does “sense” mean?
As a noun: a general conscious awareness For example: “a sense of security” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sense”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /sɛns/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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