sentire

Definitions of sentire
  1. noun
    the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
    synonyms: sensibilità, sensitività
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    abilità, capacità, facilità, facoltà, possibilità
    the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
  2. verb
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    synonyms: udire
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    avvertire, percepire, provare
    to become aware of through the senses
  3. verb
    hear with intention
    synonyms: ascoltare
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    origliare
    listen without the speaker's knowledge
    intercettare
    tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
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    avvertire, percepire, provare
    to become aware of through the senses
  4. verb
    pay close attention to; give heed to
    synonyms: ascoltare, dare ascolto, dare retta, prestare ascolto
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    obbedire, ubbidire
    be obedient to
  5. verb
    go to see for professional or business reasons
    synonyms: consultare
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    visitare
    pay a brief visit
  6. verb
    get or ask advice from
    synonyms: consigliarsi, consultare, consultarsi, interpellare
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    interpellare
    inquire about
  7. verb
    have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    synonyms: apprendere, conoscere, sapere, venire a sapere
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    continuare, perpetuarsi, rivivere
    experience again, often in the imagination
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    andare, attraversare, fare esperienza, passare, scorrere, sottostare, subire, vivere
    go or live through
  8. verb
    be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
    synonyms: informarsi
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    essere
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  9. verb
    inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
    synonyms: aulire, fiutare, odorare, olezzare, profumare
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    annusare, aulire, fiutare, odorare, olezzare, profumare
    catch the scent of; get wind of
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    avvertire, percepire, provare
    to become aware of through the senses
  10. verb
    perceive by the sense of taste
    synonyms: gustare
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    assaporare, centellinare
    taste appreciatively
    type of:
    avvertire, percepire, provare
    to become aware of through the senses
  11. verb
    distinguish flavors
    synonyms: gustare
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    identificare
    consider to be equal or the same
  12. verb
    examine by touch
    synonyms: palpare
  13. verb
    to become aware of through the senses
    synonyms: avvertire, percepire, provare
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    aulire, fiutare, odorare, olezzare, profumare
    inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
    scorgere, vedere
    perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
    accorgersi, adocchiare, avvistare, scorgere, vedere
    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
    udire
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    ascoltare
    hear with intention
    gustare
    perceive by the sense of taste
    annusare, aulire, fiutare, odorare, olezzare, profumare
    catch the scent of; get wind of
    determinare, individuare, notare, scoprire, trovare, verificare
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    origliare
    listen without the speaker's knowledge
    assaporare, centellinare
    taste appreciatively
  14. verb
    undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
    synonyms: avere, avvertire, provare, sentirsi
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    covare
    have strong suppressed feelings
    detenere, divertire, spassare
    maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
    adirarsi, arrabbiare, arrabbiarsi, arrovellarsi, incavolarsi, incazzarsi, incollerirsi, sdegnarsi, sgangherarsi
    become angry
    patire, soffrire
    experience (emotional) pain
    pentirsi, piangere, rimpiangere
    feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
    abbuiarsi, addolorarsi, affliggersi, contristarsi, crucciarsi, immalinconirsi, rabbuiarsi, rattristarsi
    come to feel sad
    bearsi, compiacersi, gioire, giubilare, movimentare, rallegrare, vivacizzare
    feel happiness or joy
    ardere
    feel strong emotion, especially anger or passion
    movimentare, rallegrare, rasserenarsi, rincorarsi, vivacizzare
    become cheerful
    addolorare, dolersi, dolorare, esulcerare, rammaricare
    feel grief
  15. verb
    undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
    synonyms: risentire
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    andare, attraversare, fare esperienza, passare, scorrere, sottostare, subire, vivere
    go or live through
  16. verb
    come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
    synonyms: avere sentore, pensare
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    argomentare, arguire, concludere, dedurre, derivare, desumere, inferire
    decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
  17. verb
    produce a certain impression
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    apparire, comparire, mostrarsi, parare, parere, presentarsi, prospettarsi, risultare, sembrare
    give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  18. verb
    be felt or perceived in a certain way
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    apparire, comparire, mostrarsi, parare, parere, presentarsi, prospettarsi, risultare, sembrare
    give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  19. verb
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
    synonyms: credere, essere di parere, giudicare, pensare, ritenere
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    ricredersi, ripensare
    change one's mind
    giudicare, pensare
    look on as or consider
    collocare, considerare, contare, giudicare, guardare a, reputare, ritenere, stimare, tenere, trovare, valutare, vedere
    deem to be
    aiutare, favoreggiare, favorire, privilegiare
    consider as the favorite
    astrarre
    consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
    idealizzare
    consider or render as ideal
    indossare, rivestire
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    pregiare, quotare, riverire
    regard highly; think much of
    capitalizzare
    consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
    ammirare, apprezzare, gradire, quotare, stimare
    hold dear
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    considerare, contare, giudicare, reputare, ritenere, stimare, tenere, trovare, valutare
    form a critical opinion of
  20. verb
    emit an odor
    synonyms: aulire, odorare, olezzare, profumare
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    aulire, odorare, olezzare, profumare, putire, puzzare
    smell bad
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    far percepire, far sentire
    have perceptible qualities
  21. verb
    have flavor; taste of something
    synonyms: centellinare, sapere
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