The expression "in the sense" is often used by modern people as a question or part of an explanation. In the first case, it is used as a replacement for the phrase "sorry, I did not quite understand you." In the second, it is an analogue of the words “because …” or “because …” Having carried out a simple morphological analysis, one can make sure that the origin of the main word comes from “thought”. Native "great mighty" should not be used thoughtlessly. Otherwise, you can get to “like dead, like alive” …
Counterquestion
One of the examples. The young man approaches the girl and asks if it is possible to meet her. "In terms of?" She answers a question with a question. Despite all the brevity, these words contain a fairly large amount of information (as they say now, "tons"). Firstly, the lady is not against dating, otherwise the answer would be even more concise. Secondly, she is interested in the goals of the young (or not so) creation of the opposite sex. Are they kind and in what sense … Thirdly, the girl is interested in the question of what will follow the acquaintance, where they are going to invite her (otherwise the question is simply empty and does not even deserve air shaking with sounds). It is possible that there are other semantic shades of thisexpressions, because it is very short, like words from some Oriental languages, the translation of which depends on intonation, tonality and articulation. One can only guess about them.
Explanatory meaning
Another example. “I won’t go to work tomorrow! says a co-worker to a colleague. “I mean, I don’t feel very well,” he continues. This use of the expression serves as an illustration of its explanatory function. However, this was also said earlier, for example, “outstanding people in the sense of a strong character,” that is, because of it. Or here is a well-known gloomy anecdote in which a passenger, offended by the silence of a neighbor in a compartment, grabs him by the shoulder and finds that he is dead. “Ah, you mean…” he mutters, puzzled.
Hints and half hints
The use of allegories, colorful comparisons, hyperbolas and parabolas does not always make speech more understandable, despite all the colorful oratorical techniques. Unnecessary questions follow, phrases are interpreted ambiguously, and sometimes their informative content is interpreted completely differently than the speaker intended. Here it is important to remember what is "in the direct sense", that is, literally. This is a construction of a phrase that does not involve any ambiguity. Not everyone knows the art of speaking unequivocally, and politicians sometimes deliberately “blown in the fog”. Too bad.
