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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. Emma Fiarweather:

    I got a call from a police family liaison officer, the message he passed on didn't even make sense. He said' Prince Philip would like to be remembered to you'.

  2. Joy Jibrilu:

    If a storm happens in New York, no one would say, 'I am not going to Toronto.' They just would not, it just does not make sense.

  3. Neil deGrasse Tyson:

    The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

  4. Hemal Trivedi:

    I wanted to make sense of my anger and I realized that Pakistan is a deeply divided country (where) there's a fringe minority that is trying to take over...from the vast majority of Pakistanis, the biggest ideological divide in Pakistan today is in the field of education so I wanted to document that polarity in the education system by following children in madrassas and schools.

  5. Joe Manchin:

    David McKinley has always opposed reckless spending because it doesn't make sense for West Virginia.


Translations for 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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