comprehend vs sense

sense vs comprehend

comprehend is not a noun while sense is a noun.

comprehend and sense both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comprehend	No	No	Yes	No
sense	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sense is a hyponym of comprehend; that is, sense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comprehend:

comprehend: to become aware of through the senses
sense: perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

Other hyponyms of comprehend include feel, apperceive, pick up, receive, divine, hallucinate, misperceive, catch, pick up, dream, ache, hurt, suffer, smell, touch, see, sight, spy, hear, listen, taste, find, see through.

comprehend (noun)	sense (noun)
	the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
	sound practical judgment
	a general conscious awareness
	a natural appreciation or ability
	the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

comprehend (verb)	sense (verb)
get the meaning of something	discern
to become aware of through the senses	become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory	perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
	detect some circumstance or entity automatically

Difference between comprehend and sense

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