sense vs find

sense and find both are nouns.

sense and find both are verbs.

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

As verbs, find is a hypernym of sense; that is, find is a word with a broader meaning than sense:

sense: detect some circumstance or entity automatically
find: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

Other hypernyms of sense include detect, discover, notice, observe.

sense (noun)	find (noun)
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended	the act of discovering something
sound practical judgment	a productive insight
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

sense (verb)	find (verb)
discern	receive a specified treatment (abstract)
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively	accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles	come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
detect some circumstance or entity automatically	establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
	decide on and make a declaration about
	make a discovery, make a new finding
	succeed in reaching; arrive at
	perceive or be contemporaneous with
	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
	perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
	come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
	get something or somebody for a specific purpose
	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
	obtain through effort or management
	get or find back; recover the use of

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