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# sensibly

«sensibly» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a wise, sensible and practical way** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (sensibly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a wise, sensible and practical way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#m1)

2) In a suitable way for the situation: «dressed sensibly for the rain». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

School rules: «walk sensibly in the corridor», «behave sensibly on the trip». Safety: «use scissors sensibly». Phrases: «behave sensibly», «dress sensibly», «sensibly priced».

### examples

- Please walk sensibly in the corridor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#x1)
- She dressed sensibly for the snowy walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#x2)
- Use the equipment sensibly in the science lab. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#x3)
- They behaved very sensibly on the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#x4)
- The shoes are sensibly priced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#x5)
- He sensibly asked an adult for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#x6)
- But the second son spoke most sensibly too, and said: ‘Whatever I give to you I deprive myself of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sensibly/#x7)

### note

Adverb of «sensible». False friend: in French and Spanish a similar word means «sensitive», but English «sensibly» means wisely.

### Trees and pragmatics

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