sentir

Definitions of sentir
  1. noun
    the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision
    synonyms: concepto, criterio, dictamen, enjuiciamiento, juicio, opinión, sentencia
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    type of:
    documento judicial, documento oficial
    (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
  2. noun
    a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
    synonyms: apreciación, concepto, criterio, opinión, parecer
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    types:
    barrunto, conjetura, cábala, cálculo, suposición
    a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
    type of:
    contenido, mensaje
    what a communication that is about something is about
  3. verb
    regret strongly
    synonyms: arrepentirse, deplorar, quejarse
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    type of:
    lamentar, lamentarse, quejarse
    express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  4. verb
    decline formally or politely
    synonyms: lamentar
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    declinar, rehusar
    show unwillingness towards
  5. verb
    examine by touch
    synonyms: notar, palpar
  6. verb
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
    synonyms: experimentar
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    considerar
    maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
    encolerizar, encolerizarse, enfadarse, enfurecerse, enojarse
    become angry
    sufrir
    experience (emotional) pain
    arrepentirse, deplorar
    feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
    entristecerse
    come to feel sad
    alegrarse, regocijar, regocijarse
    feel happiness or joy
    arder
    feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
    alegrarse, alentar, animar, reanimarse
    become cheerful
    acongojarse, afligirse, doler, entristecerse
    feel grief
    agradar, alegrar, alegrarse, animar, regocijar
    become glad or happy
    regocijarse
    feel extreme happiness or elation
  7. verb
    feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
    synonyms: arrepentirse, deplorar
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    type of:
    experimentar
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
  8. verb
    to become aware of through the senses
    synonyms: percibir
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    doler, sufrir
    feel physical pain
    oler, olfatear
    inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
    palpar, tocar
    perceive via the tactile sense
    ver
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
    avistar, divisar, observar, ver
    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
    oír
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    degustar
    perceive by the sense of taste
    entrever, vislumbrar
    catch a glimpse of or see briefly
    picar, pinchar, pincharse
    cause a stinging pain
    oler
    catch the scent of; get wind of
    resoplar
    sniff or smell inquiringly
    ver
    see and understand, have a good eye
    acechar, descubrir, divisar, espiar, observar
    catch sight of
    descubrir, detectar, encontrar, observar
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    acertar a oír
    hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
    saborear
    taste appreciatively
  9. verb
    produce a certain impression
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    parecer
    give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  10. verb
    find by testing or cautious exploration
    synonyms: notar, palpar
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    encontrar, recuperar
    come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
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