make sense of something

make sense of something
make sense of something phrase
to understand something that is complicated or unusual

We’ve been trying to make sense of our dreams.

Thesaurus: to understand somethingsynonym
Main entry: sense

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make ˈsense of sth idiom
to understand sth that is difficult or has no clear meaning

I can't make sense of that painting.

Main entry:senseidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • make sense of something — to understand something that is complicated or unusual We ve been trying to make sense of our dreams …   English dictionary

  • make sense of — (something) to understand something. The community is trying to make sense of the tragedy …   New idioms dictionary

  • make sense of —    If you make sense of something, you understand it or find the meaning.     I couldn t make sense of the instructions …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • make 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) …   Useful english dictionary

  • make 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • make\ 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sense — [[t]se̱ns[/t]] ♦ senses, sensing, sensed 1) N COUNT Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch, and taste. → See also sixth sense She stared at him again, unable to believe the evidence of her senses. ...a keen sense… …   English dictionary

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