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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Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
But as the room discussed it, the story started to make sense.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
Professional tax relief help may make sense for taxpayers with large tax debts, multiple years of unfiled returns, IRS enforcement actions or complex financial situations.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Our higher centers in the cortex make sense of the different contexts and meanings of the pleasures, but liking has a simple, fundamental basis in the brain.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Make sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20sense. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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