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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"It makes sense to not use them all of the time."
From BBC
Dilbert replied: “Or we could come up with strategies that make sense. Then employees would embrace change.”
Her brows were pinched together like a couple of busy knitting needles, and she kept on trying to make sense of the nighttime garden scene.
From Literature
Davis’ book makes sense of all this without being overly didactic.
From Los Angeles Times
Leerink’s Mayo says new management is doing a thorough cleanup, divesting assets the company bought over the years that no longer make sense to hold.
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