SENSIBLE


Meaning of SENSIBLE in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ appear , be , seem , sound

This approach seems very ~ to me.

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

Ben's usually very ~.

▪ eminently ( esp. BrE )

▪ entirely , perfectly (both esp. BrE )

In the state I was in, this seemed a perfectly ~ remark.

▪ hardly

Are you going out to search for it at this time of night? It seems hardly ~.

▪ enough

That advice sounds ~ enough.

Sensible is used with these nouns: ↑ advice , ↑ answer , ↑ approach , ↑ arrangement , ↑ balance , ↑ clothes , ↑ clothing , ↑ compromise , ↑ decision , ↑ diet , ↑ lad , ↑ manner , ↑ move , ↑ person , ↑ policy , ↑ precaution , ↑ shoe , ↑ suggestion , ↑ thing

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