make sense
idiom
1
: to have a clear meaning : to be easy to understand
We read the recommendations and thought they made (perfect) sense.
The instructions don't make any sense (at all).
The instructions make no sense (at all).
You're not making much sense (to me).
2
: to be reasonable
It makes sense to leave early to avoid traffic.
It makes little/no sense to continue.
Why would he do such an awful thing? It makes no sense (to me).
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But evidence shows the prices that make sense in industry-level dealmaking have little to do with the actual value of the services involved.
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
In light of this, The Charlotte Observer brought back its reader mailbag to help make sense of it all.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
The prosecutor’s spokesperson said Yeo was making excuses that did not make sense about the notes discovered on his mobile phone.
—Reuters 2 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
And audiences, in the midst of a global crisis, were yearning for tidy solutions—for a detective to make sense of it all.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
In light of this, The Charlotte Observer brought back its reader mailbag to help make sense of it all.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025
The prosecutor’s spokesperson said Yeo was making excuses that did not make sense about the notes discovered on his mobile phone.
—Reuters 2 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
And audiences, in the midst of a global crisis, were yearning for tidy solutions—for a detective to make sense of it all.
—Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Make sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20sense. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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