sensible
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 →
2) Sensible clothes or shoes are practical and comfortable rather than fancy. tree →
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 →
- Be sensible near the river. tree →
- That is a sensible idea. tree →
- Wear sensible shoes for the hike. tree →
- The sensible thing is to tell a teacher. tree →
- She is very sensible for her age. tree →
- It is not sensible to swim alone. tree →
- He made a sensible choice and walked away from the fight. tree →
- "If you must ask questions, ask sensible ones," said their mother. tree →
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.
- Having life insurance is a sensible plan made by many parents; it does not mean anyone expects to die soon.
- Never sign something you do not understand; asking questions first is what sensible adults do.
- Switching to a new hobby after giving the old one a fair try is a sensible choice, and skills like rhythm carry over.
- Alice keeps asking sensible questions, and the answers get sillier and sillier.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sensible» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.