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047- The Five Senses

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sight
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to look
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to see
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to watch
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hearing
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to hear
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to listen
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to sound
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smell
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to smell
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taste
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to taste
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to taste
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touch
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to touch
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to feel
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to feel
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to press
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like
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as if
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as though
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look
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sound
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taste
sight
sight
noun
s
s
i
gh
t
t
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the physical ability of seeing

to look
to look
Verb
l
l
oo
ʊ
k
k

to turn our eyes toward a person or thing that we want to see

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to see
to see
Verb
s
s
ee
i:

to notice a thing or person with our eyes

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to watch
to watch
Verb
w
w
a
ɑ:
t
ch
ʧ

to look at a thing or person and pay attention to it for some time

Grammatical Information:

transitive
hearing
hearing
noun
h
h
ea
i
r
r
i
ɪ
n
n
g
g

the ability to hear voices or sounds through the ears

to hear
to hear
Verb
h
h
ea
ɪ
r
r

to notice the sound a person or thing is making

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to listen
to listen
Verb
l
l
i
ɪ
s
s
t
e
ə
n
n

to give our attention to the sound a person or thing is making

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to sound
Verb
s
s
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
d
d

to convey or make a specific impression when read about or when heard

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
smell
smell
noun
s
s
m
m
e
ɛ
ll
l

the ability of nose to recognize smells

to smell
to smell
Verb
s
s
m
m
e
ɛ
ll
l

to recognize or become aware of a particular scent

Grammatical Information:

transitive
taste
taste
noun
t
t
a
s
s
t
t
e

the ability that makes one able to distinguish different flavors

to taste
to taste
Verb
t
t
a
s
s
t
t
e

to have a specific flavor

Grammatical Information:

linking verb
to taste
Verb
t
t
a
s
s
t
t
e

to experience or try the flavor of food or drinks by consuming a sample

Grammatical Information:

transitive
touch
touch
noun
t
t
ou
ʌ
ch
ʧ

the ability of knowing what something feels like by placing one's hands or fingers on it

to touch
to touch
Verb
t
t
ou
ʌ
ch
ʧ

to put our hand or body part on a thing or person

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to feel
to feel
Verb
f
f
ee
i:
l
l

to be aware of something or someone through touching or being touched

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to feel
Verb
f
f
ee
i:
l
l

to examine or search for a particular thing by touching with one's hands, feet, etc.

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to press
to press
Verb
p
p
r
r
e
ɛ
ss
s

to push a thing tightly against something else

Grammatical Information:

transitive
like
preposition
l
l
i
k
k
e

used to indicate a typical characteristic or quality of someone or something

as if
conjunction
uk flag
/æz ˈɪf/
Collocation

used to describe a situation or action that appears to be true or happening, but it is not the case, emphasizing that it is hypothetical

as though
conjunction
uk flag
/æz ðˈoʊ/

used to present a scenario or circumstance that appears to be true, although it may not be the case in reality

look
noun
l
l
oo
ʊ
k
k

the general appearance of a person's face or body

sound
sound
noun
s
s
o
a
u
ʊ
n
n
d
d

anything that we can hear

silence
taste
taste
noun
t
t
a
s
s
t
t
e

the sense that we feel when we put food in our mouth

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