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make sense

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. make sense, add upverb

    be reasonable or logical or comprehensible

Wiktionary

  1. make senseverb

    To be coherent or reasonable.

  2. make senseverb

    To decipher or understand.

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  1. make sense

    "Make sense" means to be logical, rational, or reasonable; to be easily understood or clear; or to be sound in judgment or meaning. It refers to something that fits one's understanding or knowledge, appears true or valid, or is coherent or practical.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of make sense in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of make sense in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of make sense in a Sentence

  1. Danielle Outlaw:

    We're neutral. Law enforcement, neutral. Politicians come and go, and when it's all said and done, law enforcement is still here. We're the ones that [ are ] still standing, we, as a profession, have done things to get in our own way, so I can understand the calls for reform accountability and … rethinking public safety and how and why we do things — totally get that. … But does it make sense to say, ‘ We want you to have more training, and we want you to have more equipment, and we want you to anticipate the trends and patterns of the future, ’ and then defend us at the same time ? Absolutely, that makes no sense.

  2. Mark Wahlberg:

    Having gratitude as a whole is really important, but I think everybody's having lots of difficulties, it's in all those difficulties, when I focused on my faith, I was able to endure, and good things started to happen. Everything seemed to make sense.

  3. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans:

    In this setting, the federal funds rate does not need to be increased as much above its neutral setting as in the past when trend inflation needed to be taken down several notches, gradual policy increases in this context make sense—certainly as a way to limit the damage if policy ever actually becomes overly tight too soon.

  4. Saudi Crown Prince:

    It just doesn't make sense.

  5. Dannel Malloy:

    Whether it is reinforced glass in schools, placing locks on the inside of classroom doors, selling guns with gun locks, or improving mental health programs, these are recommendations that make sense.

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  • منطقيArabic
  • fer sentit, tenir sentitCatalan, Valencian
  • dávat smyslCzech
  • give meningDanish
  • Sinn ergeben, schlau werden aus, begreifen, Sinn geben, sinnvoll sein, Sinn machen, verstehenGerman
  • havi senconEsperanto
  • entender, cuadrar, encajar, ser lógico, tener sentidoSpanish
  • قابل فهمPersian
  • olla järkeä, saada selvääFinnish
  • avoir du sens, tenir deboutFrench
  • dèan tuigseScottish Gaelic
  • logikus, érthető, kihámoz, értelmesHungarian
  • ha senso, avere sensoItalian
  • 意味, 納得するJapanese
  • snappen, kloppen, zinvol, verstaan, ontcijferen, betekenisvolDutch
  • gi meningNorwegian
  • fazer sentidoPortuguese
  • avea sensRomanian
  • понимать, иметь смысл, понятно, разбирать, быть понятнымRussian
  • gå ihop, tyda, låta vettig, få ut något av, vara begriplig, gå i hop, kännas vettig, förstå, vara vettig, begripaSwedish
  • பயன்Tamil
  • అర్ధవంతంTelugu
  • mantıklı, anlaşılabilirTurkish

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