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- [meyk sens]
- /meɪk sɛns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyk sens]
- /meɪk sɛns/
Definitions of make sense words
- noun make sense any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready. 1
- noun make sense these faculties collectively. 1
- noun make sense their operation or function; sensation. 1
- noun make sense a feeling or perception produced through the organs of touch, taste, etc., or resulting from a particular condition of some part of the body: to have a sense of cold. 1
- noun make sense a faculty or function of the mind analogous to sensation: the moral sense. 1
- noun make sense any special capacity for perception, estimation, appreciation, etc.: a sense of humor. 1
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Origin of make sense
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (noun) Middle English < Latin sēnsus sensation, feeling, understanding, equivalent to sent(īre) to feel + -tus suffix of v. action, with tt > s; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Make sense
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make sense popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
make sense usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make sense
verb make sense
- get on — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
- match — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- come off — If something comes off, it is successful or effective.
Antonyms for make sense
verb make sense
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- fall off — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- fight — a battle or combat.
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