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sentir.

to sense; to feel (to perceive by means of biological senses)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/sẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Brazil[sẽˈt͡ʃi(h)]Brazil/sẽˈt͡ʃi(ɾ)/São-Paulo/sẽˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to sense; to feel (to perceive by means of biological senses)

    transitive
    Sentes o cheiro de carne cozinhando?
  2. to feel (to feel with the skin or hands)

    specifically · transitive
    Senti alguma coisa na água.
  3. to feel (to experience an emotion or feeling [noun])

    transitive
    Nunca sentirás a dor de perder um filho.
  4. to feel (to experience an emotion or feeling [adjective])

    copulative · pronominal
    Eu me sinto muito cansado no final do dia.
  5. to feel; to think (to vaguely expect that something is the case or will happen)

    subordinating
    Sinto que não há nada que possamos fazer.
    O problema é que ela sente que ninguém virá.
  6. to feel (to experience the consequences of)

    transitive
    Sinta a minha ira!
  7. to be offended by (a comment)

    transitive
  8. to be significantly harmed by

    intransitive · transitive
    Parece que Cristiano Ronaldo sentiu a pancada.
  9. to be sorry, to be regretful

    intransitive
    Sinto muito.
    Nós sentimos pela perda de sua encomenda.
  10. to foretell; to foresee

    subordinating · transitive
  11. to hear; to overhear

    transitive
    Daqui já não se sente o barulho.
    Já consigo sentir os seus passos chegando.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sentir, from Latin sentīre, from Proto-Indo-European *sent- (“to head for, go”).

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