Make sense definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

If something makes sense, you can understand it. He was sitting there saying, 'Yes, the figures make sense.' It all makes sense now. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'makesense'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× makesense phrase Ifsomethingmakessense,youcanunderstandit. Hewassittingtheresaying,'Yes,thefiguresmakesense.' Itallmakessensenow. Synonyms:beclear,beunderstood,cometogether,havemeaning MoreSynonymsofmakesense SeefulldictionaryentryforsenseCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency makesense phrase Ifacourseofactionmakessense,itseemssensible. Itmakessensetolookafteryourself. Theprojectshouldbere-appraisedtoseewhetheritmadesoundeconomicsense. Theyallsaid'Thisiscrazy,thismakesnosense'. SeefulldictionaryentryforsenseCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'makesense' LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Bristolfashion' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency makesenseinBritishEnglish tobereasonableorunderstandable SeefulldictionaryentryforsenseCollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency makesenseinAmericanEnglish tobeintelligibleorlogical SeefulldictionaryentryforsenseWebster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordFrequency makesenseinAmericanEnglish tobereasonableorcomprehensible Hisattitudedoesn'tmakesense SeefulldictionaryentryforsenseMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Examplesof'makesense'inasentence makesense TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Thetroubleis,predictionsarestories,andstoriesarehowwemakesenseofthings.Times,SundayTimes(2017)Ofcourseitmakessensenottoparkonabusyroad.TheSun(2012)Sheisalsotryingtomakesenseofherowndormantmarriage.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Youneedonlylookatthenumberstoseethismakessense.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Thingshavetomakesensetoyou.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Wethoughtwehadsomethingthatmadesense.Times,SundayTimes(2008)Itwouldmakesensetoseeadoctortogethertocheckthisoutfirst.TheSun(2010)Theyarestilltryingtomakesenseofthings.TheSun(2010)Inthesetougheconomictimesitmakessensethatthosewhocanaffordtopayfortheirlegalrepresentationshoulddoso.Times,SundayTimes(2009)I'msurehisproposalsmakesensewhenconsideringthewholepopulation.Times,SundayTimes(2011) Trendsof makesense Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically makesense makesbwelcome makesb'slifeamisery makesense makesenseofsth makesheep'seyesat makeshift AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'M' Relatedtermsof makesense makeeminentsense makesenseofsth Source DefinitionofmakesensefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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