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 →

2) In a suitable way for the situation: «dressed sensibly for the rain». tree →

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 →
• She dressed sensibly for the snowy walk. tree →
• Use the equipment sensibly in the science lab. tree →
• They behaved very sensibly on the trip. tree →
• The shoes are sensibly priced. tree →
• He sensibly asked an adult for help. tree →
• But the second son spoke most sensibly too, and said: ‘Whatever I give to you I deprive myself of. tree →

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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.