Smell meaning in English

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Definition

to smell: to inhale an odor through the nose; to give off an odor verb
I can smell the sea from here.
The perfume smells good.
(this flower) smells like (chocolate): (this flower) has an aroma similar to, has an odor reminiscent of (chocolate) verb
(this room) smells of (coffee): the aroma of (coffee) can be detected in (this room) verb
smell: aroma, odor, scent; the ability to recognize odors noun

UK: I love the smell of flowers.
US: My English teacher smelled of fish!

Examples

  • "Krazy Gidyeon : Yes, I'm sorry for bad smell."
  • "So you can smell again!"
  • "Felix : Well, if you like smells so much, you'll enjoy this!"
  • "I need to smell them. Philip, you give me the important sales figures."
  • "Smell it on the breath"
  • "You can smell!"
  • "Brian : It smells like a VW van!"
  • "I understand you can't smell, is that correct?"
  • "Once you get used to the smell it gets easier."
  • "I can smell the poo already, and we haven't even opened the door yet!"
  • "We are confident that "Old Man Smell" will not cause you any health problems."
  • "Sorry for the smell."
  • "I'm a little girly boy because I love smells so much..."
  • "My god, what is that smell?"
  • "This worries me, because I use your cologne, "Old Man Smell", on a daily basis."
  • "Bruno : Yes, I can smell."
  • "Brian : You can smell!"
  • "The more I danced, the better my perfume smelt;"
  • "He needed some Delavigne colognes to make him smell better."
  • "It smells totally groovy, man."

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