In A Sense

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Screenplays

In a sense, yes. My art has been commended as being strongly vaginal which bothers some men. The word itself makes some men uncomfortable. (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

Well I'm one of the younger officers so in a sense it is. Sort of. (Mary Poppins; writing credit: P.L. Travers; Bill Walsh)

Yes, Uncle Ben is dead, and in a sense it was really I who killed him. Because I didn't realize in time, that with great power there must also always be great responsibility. (Spider-Man; writing credit: Ronald Chesney; Ronald Wolfe)

You came up here to kill me, didn't you? And you lost your nerve. Well, I was correct. In a sense, you are a renegade, but you are no Cheyenne Brave. (Little Big Man; writing credit: Thomas Berger; Calder Willingham)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Familiar Quotations: In A Sense

Historic Usage: In A Sense

Use in Literature: In A Sense

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Modern Translations: In A Sense

Language		Translations for "in a sense"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		in gewisser Hinsicht (in a way, in some respects), in gewissem Sinne. (various references)

Hebrew		מבחי� �" מסוימת (in respect of). (various references)

Hungarian		egy bizonyos értelemben. (various references)

Pig Latin		inay aay ensesay.(various references)

Portuguese		de certo modo (out of fashion, somehow). (various references)

Russian		в некотором смысле, до известной степени (measurably, to a certain degree). (various references)

Spanish		en sentido. (various references)

Ukranian		в деяком смислі. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: In A Sense

Language	Date	Source	James Chapter 1, Verse 18
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	BoulhqeiV apekuhsen hmaV logw alhqeiaV eiV to einai hmaV aparchn tina twn autou ktismatwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Voluntarie genuit nos verbo veritatis ut simus initium aliquod creaturae eius
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	For wilfulli he bigat vs bi the word of treuthe, that we be a bigynnyng of his creature.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Of his awne will begat he vs with the worde of lyfe that we shuld be the fyrst frutes of his creatures.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Of his own will he hath begotten us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his creatures.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Of his purpose he gave us being, by his true word, so that we might be, in a sense, the first-fruits of all the things which he had made.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: In A Sense

Language	James Chapter 1, Verse 18
Bulgarian	Чисто и непорочно благочестие пред Бога и Отца, ето що е: да пригледва човек сирачетата и вдовиците в неволята им, и да пази себе си неопетнен от света.
Cebuano	Sa iyang kaugalingong kabubut-on kita iyang gipanganak pinaagi sa pulong sa kamatuoran aron kita mangahimong ingon sa mga pangunahang bunga sa iyang mga binuhat.
Chinese	他按自己的旨意、 �"� 真 �" �"� 了我們、叫我們在他所 � 的萬物中、好像初熟的果子。
Croatian	Po svom naumu on nas porodi rijeèju Istine da budemo prvina neka njegovih stvorova.
Danish	Efter sin Villie fødte han os ved Sandheds Ord, for at vi skulde være en Førstegrøde af hans Skabninger.
Dutch	Naar Zijn wil heeft Hij ons gebaard door het Woord der waarheid, opdat wij zouden zijn als eerstelingen Zijner schepselen.
Finnish	Tahtonsa mukaan hän synnytti meidät totuuden sanalla, ollaksemme hänen luotujensa esikoiset.
French	Il nous a engendrés selon sa volonté, par la parole de vérité, afin que nous soyons en quelque sorte les prémices de ses créatures.
German	Er hat uns gezeugt nach seinem Willen durch das Wort der Wahrheit, auf daß wir wären Erstlinge seiner Kreaturen.
Haitian Creole	Gremesi pawòl verite a, li ban nou lavi jan l' te vle l' la, pou nou kapab gen premye plas nan tou sa li kreye.
Hungarian	Az õ akarata szült minket az igazságnak ígéje által, hogy az õ teremtményeinek valami zsengéje legyünk.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Atas kemauan-Nya sendiri Ia menjadikan kita anak-anak-Nya melalui sabda-Nya yang benar. Ia melakukan itu supaya kita mendapat tempat yang utama di antara semua makhluk ciptaan-Nya.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka menurut kehendak-Nya sendiri Ia sudah menjadikan kita dengan firman-Nya yang benar, supaya kita menjadi suatu jenis buah yang sulung di antara segala makhluk-Nya.
Italian	Di sua volont� egli ci ha generati con una parola di verit� , perché noi fossimo come una primizia delle sue creature.
Korean	그 가 그 조 물 중 에 우 리 로 한 첫 열 매 가 되 게 하 시 � � � 자 기 의 뜻 을 좇 아 진 리 의 말 �"� 으 로 우 리 를 낳 으 셨 느 니 라
Latvian	Labprâtîgi Viòð mûs dzemdinâjis ar patiesîbas vârdu, lai mçs bûtu Viòa radîjumu pirmdzimtie.
Maori	Na tona hiahia ake ano tatou i whanau ai, he meatanga na te kupu o te pono, kia meinga ai tatou me he matamua mo ana mea i hanga ai.
Modern Greek	Εξ ιδιας αυτου θελησεως εγεννησεν ημας δια του λογου της αληθειας, δια να ημεθα ημεις απαρχη τις των κτισματων αυτου.
Norwegian	Efter sin vilje har han født oss ved sannhets ord, forat vi skal være en førstegrøde av hans skapninger.
Portuguese	Segundo a sua própria vontade, ele nos gerou pela palavra da verdade, para que fôssemos como que primícias das suas criaturas.
Rumanian	El, de bunq voia Lui, ne -a nqscut prin Cuvkntul adevqrului, ca sq fim un fel de pkrgq a fqpturilor Lui.
Russian	чПУИПФЕЧ, ТП�"ЙМ пО ОБУ УМПЧПН ЙУФЙОЩ, ЮФП�'Щ ОБН �'ЩФШ ОЕЛПФПТЩН ОБЮБФЛПН еЗП УПЪ�"БОЙК.
Shuar	Nii wakera asa ni nekas chichamea nujai ni uchiri najatmamji. Tura Ashí ukunam átatna nujai ii émkaitji.
Spanish	Por su propia voluntad, él nos hizo nacer por la palabra de verdad, para que fuéramos como primicias de sus criaturas.
Swahili	Kwa kupenda kwake mwenyewe alituzaa kwa neno lake la ukweli, ili tuwe namna ya matunda ya kwanza miongoni mwa viumbe vyake.
Swedish	Efter sitt eget beslut födde han oss till liv genom sanningens ord, för att vi skulle vara en förstling av de varelser han har skapat. >Joh. 1:13. 1 Kor. 4:15. 1 Petr. 1:23. Upp. 14:4.
Thai	โ�"ยทรงตั้งพระทัยแล้ว พระองค์ก็ไ�"้ทรงให้เราทั้งหลายบังเกิ�"โ�"ยพระวจนะแห่งความจริง เพื่อเราทั้งหลายจะไ�"้เป็นอย่างผลแรกแห่งสรรพสิ่งซึ่งพระองค์ทรงสร้างนั้น
Ukrainian	Захотівши, �'ін нас породив словом правди, щоб ми стали якимсь первопочином творів Його.
Uma	Napohowa' -taka lolita-na to makono, pai' hante lolita-na toe napajadi' -tamo ana' -na. Nababehi toe ntuku' konoa-na moto, bona ngkai hawe'ea to napajadi', kita' jadi' pomobohea-na.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: In A Sense

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	Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-n-n-s-s"
	-1 letter: siennas.
	-2 letters: anises, easies, inanes, insane, sanies, sansei, seines, sennas, sienna.
	-3 letters: anise, eases, inane, nenes, nines, sains, sanes, sasin, seine, seise, senna, sensa, sense, sines.
	-4 letters: ains, anes, anis, ease, eses, inns, nans, nene, ness, nine, sain, sane, sans, seas, seen, sees, seis, sene, sine, sins.
	-5 letters: ain, ais, ane, ani, ass, ens, ess, inn, ins, nae, nan, nee, sae, sea, see, sei, sen, sin, sis.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-n-n-s-s"
	+1 letter: alienness, anserines, antisense, inaneness, insensate, naiveness.
	+2 letters: adenosines, anagenesis, innateness, insaneness, nascencies, nativeness, pangenesis, sneakiness, swanneries, uneasiness, vainnesses, venialness, zaninesses.
	+3 letters: abstinences, aliennesses, ancientness, angrinesses, animateness, canninesses, cleanliness, ensanguines, faintnesses, fancinesses, handinesses, inanenesses, inaptnesses, incandesces, inessential, inexactness, inseminates, insensately, lankinesses, manginesses, manlinesses, meaningless, naivenesses, nastinesses, nattinesses, plainnesses, ranginesses, renaissance, reseasoning, sandinesses, tawninesses, transiences, unessential, unreadiness.
	+4 letters: androgenesis, angiogeneses, angiogenesis, antisciences, ascendancies, ascendencies, braininesses, brawninesses, candidnesses, chancinesses, crankinesses, cyanogenesis, daintinesses, daringnesses, debonairness, disentangles, enfranchises, enviableness, exactingness, graininesses, heavenliness, incessancies, inchoateness, inessentials, innatenesses, insanenesses, intactnesses, internalises, intimateness, invasiveness, inwardnesses, jauntinesses, maidenliness, mannerliness, nativenesses, negativeness, nitrogenases, nonassertive, nonessential, nonpasserine, painlessness, palingeneses, palingenesis, pensionaries, pleasingness, pliantnesses, quaintnesses, rancidnesses, reassignment, reinsurances, renaissances, sanguineness, scantinesses, slanginesses, snappinesses, sneakinesses, subtenancies, swankinesses, tangibleness, transiencies, unbiasedness, uneasinesses, unfairnesses, unsteadiness, unwarinesses, venialnesses.
	+5 letters: acceptingness, amniocenteses, amniocentesis, amusingnesses, ancientnesses, animatenesses, anniversaries, antiestrogens, antirecession, anxiousnesses, apprehensions, arsphenamines, astringencies, attentiveness, brainlessness, cleanlinesses, conservancies, containerises, containerless, conversancies, darlingnesses, demandingness, disenchanters, distantnesses, easygoingness, enterokinases, essentialness, expansiveness, exsanguinates, fenestrations, finicalnesses, frankincenses, franticnesses, gainfulnesses, glaringnesses, grandioseness, identicalness, inanimateness, incalescences, incandescents, incapableness, indispensable, ineffableness, inexactnesses, inhumannesses, initialnesses, inobservances, insatiateness, instantnesses, intravenouses, intricateness, inviolateness, isoprenalines, languidnesses, lastingnesses, mannishnesses, meaninglessly, melanogenesis, mercenariness, misdemeanants, momentariness, naughtinesses, necessitarian, necessitating, necessitation, neurasthenias, neurasthenics, newsmagazines, nonaggressive, nonessentials, nonresistance, normativeness, obstinateness, organogenesis, painfulnesses, painterliness, paunchinesses, pinheadedness, piquantnesses, plaintiveness, presentations, raunchinesses, reassignments, saintlinesses, scrawninesses, secondariness, segmentations, sensorineural, sexagenarians, spontaneities, tenaciousness, tentativeness, thinkableness, uncanninesses, uncertainness, uncleanliness, unearthliness, unhandinesses, unhappinesses, unhealthiness, universalness, unmanlinesses, unnecessarily, unreadinesses, valiantnesses, womanlinesses, xenodiagnoses.
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Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Qualification	Approximately in a limited degree (smallness); somewhat, sort of, something like that, to a certain extent, to a degree, in a sense, so to speak.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Author	Quotation
John Keats	Failure is in a sense the highway to success, as each discovery of what is false leads us to seek earnestly after what is true.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	1963	In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1910)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	Have put animals to their best use, for they are all beasts of burden, in a sense, made to carry some portion of our thoughts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		In a sense, you are helping others deal with your illness. (references)
		Therefore, the current approaches frequently result in a sense of disenfranchisement due to a lack of shared participation in goal development and program design. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Lowell Bergman	Well, we initially did a documentary two and a half years ago after the Nairobi bombing. And that looked for, in a sense, the reasons behind it.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

In A Sense

Definition: In A Sense

In A Sense

Adverb

Synonym: In A Sense

Synonyms within Context: In A Sense

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Crosswords: In A Sense

Modern Usage: In A Sense

Screenplays

Familiar Quotations: In A Sense

John Keats

Historic Usage: In A Sense

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Use in Literature: In A Sense

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: In A Sense

Health

Spoken Usage: In A Sense

Lowell Bergman

Modern Translations: In A Sense

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

Ukranian

Bible Trace: In A Sense

Matched Bible Translations: In A Sense

Anagrams: In A Sense

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