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# sensible

«sensible» in Mova's school dictionary: **having good judgement and making wise, safe choices** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (sensible, more sensible, most sensible)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sensible means having good judgement and making wise, safe choices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#m1)

2) Sensible clothes or shoes are practical and comfortable rather than fancy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, being sensible means thinking before acting: crossing at a crossing, wearing a helmet, telling an adult. In stories, the sensible character often warns others who do not listen. Phrases: a sensible idea, be sensible, sensible shoes, the sensible thing to do.

### examples

- It was sensible to wear a coat in the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x1)
- Be sensible near the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x2)
- That is a sensible idea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x3)
- Wear sensible shoes for the hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x4)
- The sensible thing is to tell a teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x5)
- She is very sensible for her age. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x6)
- It is not sensible to swim alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x7)
- He made a sensible choice and walked away from the fight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x8)
- "If you must ask questions, ask sensible ones," said their mother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/#x9)

### note

False friend: in many languages a similar word means «sensitive», but in English sensible means wise and practical; sensitive means easily upset or able to feel small changes. Opposite: silly, foolish. Adverb: sensibly.

### In the corpora

- [Sorting it is the grown-ups' job, not the child's, and asking for help early is the sensible move.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/10/)
- [Having life insurance is a sensible plan made by many parents; it does not mean anyone expects to die soon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/26-what-people-leave-behind/17/)
- [Never sign something you do not understand; asking questions first is what sensible adults do.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/38-looking-after-yourself-and-a-home/17/)
- [Switching to a new hobby after giving the old one a fair try is a sensible choice, and skills like rhythm carry over.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/37-being-bad-at-something-and-keeping-going/13/)
- [Alice keeps asking sensible questions, and the answers get sillier and sillier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/14-alice-a-mad-tea-party-2/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sensible» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensible/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.