Word sense

In linguistics, a word sense is one of the meanings of a word. For example, a dictionary may have over 50 different senses of the word play, each of these having a different meaning based on the context of the word's usage in a sentence, as follows: We went to see the play Romeo and Juliet at the theater.The coach devised a great play that put the visiting team on the defensive.The children went out to play in the park. In each sentence we associate a different meaning of the word "play" based on hints the rest of the sentence gives us.

Word sense

In linguistics, a word sense is one of the meanings of a word. For example, a dictionary may have over 50 different senses of the word play, each of these having a different meaning based on the context of the word's usage in a sentence, as follows: We went to see the play Romeo and Juliet at the theater.The coach devised a great play that put the visiting team on the defensive.The children went out to play in the park. In each sentence we associate a different meaning of the word "play" based on hints the rest of the sentence gives us.