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make senseto be reasonable, logical, or comprehensible

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to be reasonable, logical, or comprehensible

Pronunciation (IPA): /meɪk sɛns/

Korean meaning: 말이 되다, 이해되다, 논리적이다

Korean pronunciation: 메이크 **센**스

Example Sentences

  • Wearing a swimsuit to a job interview doesn't make sense.
  • It makes sense to study hard before the exam.
  • His story about meeting aliens at Starbucks doesn't make any sense.

make sense

VERB

//meɪk sɛns//

to be reasonable, logical, or comprehensible

make sense concept
💡 Concept

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/meɪk sɛns/
🇬🇧 UK/meɪk sens/

🌳Etymology

Rootmake + sense

Origin

'make'는 고대 영어 'macian'(만들다)에서, 'sense'는 라틴어 'sensus'(감각, 느낌)에서 유래했습니다. 두 단어가 합쳐져 '이해를 만들어내다'는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

densetensefence
dense
tense
fence

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Wearing a swimsuit to a job interview doesn't make sense.

It makes sense to study hard before the exam.

😄 Fun example

His story about meeting aliens at Starbucks doesn't make any sense.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

be logicalbe reasonablebe understandableadd upbe coherent

Antonyms

be illogicalbe absurdbe nonsensical

Related

understandcomprehendlogicalreasonableclear