CEFR Level C2 Vocabulary: INTUITION

This word is from CEFR Level C2 list 1
CEFR Level C2 Vocabulary: EXPLICIT
VOCABULARY: INTUITION
WORD FAMILY: noun
MEANING: the ability to understand something through feeling or instinct not factual knowledge
EXAMPLE: Our intuition can often tell us that something is dangerous about a situation even when there are no facts.
STRESS: in-tu-I-tion

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We may need to rely on our intuition in situations where facts are not clear.
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Yes, this is grammatically correct.

A mother’s intuition can tell her things about her child that others may not notice.
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Yes, this is grammatically correct.

Our intuitions improve with life experience. NO uncountable noun.
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No, this is not grammatically accurate. It should be ‘intuition’ (it is uncountable so does not take the plural -s.

When making decisions, we often use a mixture of common sense, knowledge based on education and past experiences and intuition.
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Yes, this is grammatically correct.

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