make+sense
1make sense of — 1. To understand 2. To see the purpose in, or explanation of • • • Main Entry: ↑sense * * * find meaning or coherence in she must try to make sense of what was going on * * * make (any) sense of : to understand (something) …
2make sense — {v. phr.} 1. To be something you can understand or explain; not be difficult or strange. * /The explanation in the school book made no sense because the words were hard./ Compare: MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF. 2. To seem right to do; sound reasonable or… …
3make sense — {v. phr.} 1. To be something you can understand or explain; not be difficult or strange. * /The explanation in the school book made no sense because the words were hard./ Compare: MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF. 2. To seem right to do; sound reasonable or… …
4make sense of — (something) to understand something. The community is trying to make sense of the tragedy …
5make sense — ► make sense be intelligible, justifiable, or practicable. Main Entry: ↑sense …
6make sense of — ► make sense of find meaning or coherence in. Main Entry: ↑sense …
7make sense — index cohere (be logically consistent) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8make sense of — index elucidate, interpret Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9make sense — verb be reasonable or logical or comprehensible (Freq. 9) • Syn: ↑add up • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s It s that CLAUSE * * * be intelligible, jus …
10make sense — verb a) To be coherent or reasonable. The thing doesn’t make sense to me. b) To decipher or understand. Somehow the combination didn’t make sense, but Cranston took it at face value, whatever that was worth …
