make sense
Idioms-
Be understandable. This usage, first recorded in 1686, is often used in a negative context, as in This explanation doesn't make sense .
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Be reasonable, wise, or practical, as in It makes sense to find out first how many will attend the conference . This term employs sense in the meaning of “what is reasonable,” a usage dating from 1600. In Britain it is also put as stand to sense .
Example Sentences
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Looking ahead, Emanuel and Currie think it makes sense to have broad industrial metals exposure—copper, but also zinc and nickel—while focusing on platinum among precious metals.
From Barron's
Because his commentary revolved around the subtleties of their texts, the discussion only began to make sense if you had read them with greater attention than seemed necessary in any other course.
Instead, I’ve spent days poring through Willa’s small book, trying to make sense of her entries and the odd papers tucked inside.
From Literature
“Things get sorted out and things make sense. This has opened up more doors for me and the people that I care about than money can buy.”
From Los Angeles Times
We are finding refuge in books, both to make sense of the bad news vortex and to welcome escape.
From Los Angeles Times
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