Meaning
- (intransitive) to smell (to have a certain odor)
- (transitive) to taste
- (transitive) to feel (physical perception)
- (transitive) to smell of, taste of
- (informal, transitive) to smack of; to indicate, foreshadow
- (transitive) to have the character, manner, feeling or appearance of; to give a feeling of
- (transitive) to feel, be aware of, be conscious of
- (reflexive) to feel (in oneself)
- (reflexive) to show, be felt (of effect, improvement etc.)
Concepts
give off an odour
sense of smell
sympathize with
be bright
be fragrant
give off an odor
show signs of
smell bad
taste of
sympathise with
Synonyms
exhaler une odeur
s’apercevoir de
se sentir
se rappeler
s’y connaître
dégager une odeur
émettre une odeur
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɑ̃.tiʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French sentir, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to feel”).
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