plausible

«plausible» in Mova's school dictionary: Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (plausible, more plausible)

meaning for a pupil

1) Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it. tree →

2) (of a person) Good at making people believe things, sometimes when not true. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons a plausible explanation or prediction fits the facts. In maths, checking that your answer is plausible (sensible) is estimation: a child cannot be 300 cm tall. In stories and safety, a plausible liar sounds believable. Phrases: a plausible answer, a plausible excuse.

examples

• That sounds like a plausible excuse. tree →
• Is 5 000 pupils in one class a plausible answer? No! tree →
• Give a plausible reason why the ice melted. tree →
• The story was plausible, but it was a lie. tree →
• The detective needed a plausible suspect. tree →
• It is plausible that it will rain later. tree →

note

Adverb: plausibly. Opposite: implausible. Ends in -ible. Maths: always ask «is my answer plausible?» — compare it with an estimate.

In the corpora

• "Plausible deniability" means an arrangement that lets leaders deny they knew about something.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «plausible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.