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| add up |
to bring one to a logical conclusion; to make sense. |
| childish |
If a person acts in a childish way, they act in some of the ways that little children act. They refuse to do things that make sense. They have difficulty being patient, and they can get very angry about things that are not really so important. They can be greedy. Sometimes they think only about their own feelings and nobody else's. Sometimes acting in a childish way, just means acting like a child and not like an adult acts. |
| confuse |
When something confuses you, it makes it hard for you to understand it. Something about it doesn't make sense. [1/2 definitions] |
| confusing |
If something is confusing, it doesn't make sense so you can't really understand it. It's hard to figure out or get the correct meaning from. |
| crazy |
When we call something crazy, we think that it is not normal or right. A crazy thing is silly or does not make sense to us. Some people might think it is crazy to wear shorts and sandals when it's cold outside. [1/4 definitions] |
| follow |
to make sense based on something that has just been stated or come before. [1/7 definitions] |
| grammar |
the rules for forming the words and sentences of a language. Some of these rules have to be learned. Other rules are already in the head of a native speaker. For example, a native English speaker would not say, "I a cat bitten by was," because the grammar does not make sense. When one learns a new language, most of the rules of its grammar have to be learned. [1/2 definitions] |
| hole |
A hole is an error or weakness in something. When there is a hole in what someone is saying, it means that something is wrong or doesn't make sense in it. [1/2 definitions] |
| insane |
When we call someone "insane," we often mean that they lack good judgment or they do something that is risky, dangerous, or just doesn't make sense. [1/3 definitions] |
| make sense |
When something makes sense, people can understand it or see the reason behind it. If you are cold, it makes sense to put on a warm sweater or jacket. If it's raining outside, it makes sense to close the windows. If someone opened their windows when it was raining outside, most people would think that that doesn't make sense. |
| panic |
Panic is a sudden, very strong fear. It often makes people do things that don't make sense. When one person feels panic, other people around that person often start to feel panic too. [1/2 definitions] |
| piece together |
When you piece together something, you put different things together to make one whole thing that make sense in some way. Also, if you piece together something that is broken, you fix it by joinging the pieces. |
| sense |
Sense is something with good reason or good thinking behind it. If something makes sense, it seems right and logical. When something does not make sense, you can't understand it, or the idea seems wrong. If somebody says that a fish is a kind of dog, it doesn't make sense. If you brush your teeth before you eat candy, it doesn't make sense. [1/9 definitions] |
| silly |
When something is silly, it does not make sense. [1/2 definitions] |
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