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send something off to mail something

I'll send off that letter off today.

Sen .ЮГ 1 Ф" / 'sinyor / adjective

having a higher position in an organization a senior officer in the army

connected with the last year of high school or college

Senior ( abbreviation Sr. ) a word that is used after the name of a father who has the same name as his son

His father is John Brown, Sr.

—Look at junior .

sen • ior2 / ' sinysr / noun [ count ]

a student in the final year of high school or college He's a senior at Yale.

Look at freshman , junior 2 , sophomore .

another word for senior citizen

Tickets are $10, but only $7 for seniors and students.

sen • ior cit • i • zen / ,sinysr ' sitszn /

( also sen - ior ) noun [ count ]

a person who has reached the age when you can stop work

sen • ior • i • ty / ,sin 'yorsti / noun [ noncount ]

the position that you have in a company or organization because of how long you have worked there Promotion is not always based only on seniority.

sen • sa • tion / sen'seijn / noun [ count ]

1 a physical feeling

felt a burning sensation on my skin.

great excitement or interest The movie caused a sensation .

sen • sa • tion • al / sen ' seijn^l /

very exciting or interesting sensational news

very good or beautiful You look sensational tonight!

sense lO / sens/ noun

1 [ noncount , singular ] the ability to feel or understand something

The boy had no sense of right and wrong.

like him — he has a great sense of humor .

[ noncount , singular ] the ability to think carefully about something and to do the right thing

Did anyone have the sense to call the police?

[ count ] ( BIOLOGY ) the power to see, hear, smell, taste, or touch

Dogs have a very good sense of smell .

[ count ] a meaning This word has four senses. make sense

to be possible to understand

What does this sentence mean? It doesn't make sense to me.

sense 2 / sens / verb (sens -es,sens - ing ,sensed )

to understand or feel something I sensed that he was worried.

sen .si .ble О / 'senssbl / adjective

able to think carefully about something and to do the right thing

It wasn't very sensible of you to run away. a sensible answer

—ANTONYM silly ► sen • si • bly / ' senssbli / adverb I hope you'll behave sensibly.

sen .si .tive О / 'sensstiv/ adjective

understanding other people's feelings and being careful about them

He's a very sensitive man. —ANTONYM insensitive

easily becoming worried or unhappy about something, or about things in general

Don't say anything about her hair — she's very sensitive about it.

easily hurt or damaged She has very sensitive skin.

sent form of send

sen .tence 1 © / 'sentns / noun [ count ]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a group of words that tells you something or asks a question. When a sentence is written, it always begins with a capital letter and usually ends with a period

You don't need to write a long letter. A couple of sentences will be enough.

the punishment that a judge gives to someone in a court of law

Twenty years in prison was a very harsh sentence.

sen • tence 2 / ' sentns / verb ( sen - tenc-es,sen tenc- ing ,sen tenced )

to tell someone in a court of law what their punishment will be

The judge sentenced the man to two years in prison.

sen • ti • men • tal / |senta ' mentl /

producing or showing feelings, such as romantic love or happy memories, that are too strong or not appropriate a sentimental love story

I'm so sentimental — I always cry at weddings!

Sep . a . rate 1 © / 'sepret / adjective

away from something; not together or not joined The cup broke into three separate pieces.