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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Sign up to make sense of the often unexplained world of L.A. politics. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025 An always bustling event threatened to spill over into febrile territory as an agitated world tried to make sense of the moment up on the big screen. Thomas Page, CNN Money, 24 May 2025 This may make sense for a one-off activity such as climbing a mountain. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 23 May 2025 But there are other situations in which a slower cadence would make sense. Erik Jost, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for make sense

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“Make sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20sense. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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