make sense

1. Be understandable. This usage, first recorded in 1686, is often used in a negative context, as in This explanation doesn't make sense .

2. 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

They don’t tell you where the concert is held or who the artists are until one day before the show, but they do give you enough information to decide if it makes sense.

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While planning well in advance of a move makes sense, risks abound.

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But when you consider how richly valued many stocks are, it makes sense.

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But when you consider how richly valued many stocks are, it makes sense.

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But cities and counties have identified some use cases where deploying robots makes sense.

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