smell
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/smel/
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/smel/
verb
A2
to detect a scent or odor
The flowers smell sweet.
A2
to perceive a scent or odor
The dog had smelt a rabbit.
R
to have the ability to detect scents
I can't smell because I've got a bad cold.
A2
to take in the scent of something by breathing in
Smell this and tell me what you think it is.
A2
to give off an unpleasant odor
It smells in here.
R
to have a feeling or suspicion about something
I can smell trouble.
noun
A2
the sensation or perception of odor
The smells from the kitchen filled the room.
A2
an unpleasant odor
See if you can get rid of the smell.
B1
the faculty of perceiving odors
Taste and smell are closely connected.
R
the act of perceiving an odor
He took one smell of the liquid and his eyes began to water.
translation
to detect a scent or odor; to perceive a scent or odor; to have the ability to detect scents; to take in the scent of something by breathing in; to give off an unpleasant odor; to have a feeling or suspicion about something
the sensation or perception of odor; an unpleasant odor; the faculty of perceiving odors; the act of perceiving an odor
Word Forms
Past
smelt
3rd Present
smells
Progressive
smelling
Plural
smells
Perfect
smelt