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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

make sense of

1. I don't understand these instructions. Can you make any sense of them?

Q) What does "make any sense of them" mean in #1?

Does it mean like this?
2. Can you help me understant "them?"
3. Can you understant "them?"
  

Top answer

Can you understand them? Can you find any sensible meaning? The question is an implied request for help.

— Clive

  • Can you understand them?
  • Can you find any sensible meaning?
  • The question is an implied request for help.
  • Clive
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6 Answers
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Can you understand them?
Can you find any sensible meaning?

The question is an implied request for help.


Clive
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Hello Clive

The question is an implied request for help.
By any chance, could I use this expression to helpers in our forum when I can't understand their explanations.
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'Can you make any sense of this explanation?' strongly suggests that the explanation is a poor one. In other words, it is an implicit criticism of the person who supplied the explanation.

Clive
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Thank you, Clive, for your precise answer. Emotion: smile
Then, what case can I use this expression in?
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eg In cases where we don't know who wrote the explanation or instructions, as in the original example.

eg In cases where the person is not present. For instance, I hear a speech by Obama on TV and ask my wife 'Can you make sense of this?'

eg In cases where I don't care about insu
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Thank you, Clive, for your continuing to answer. Emotion: smile
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