1) to apply, exercise, show, use common sense
2) the common sense to + inf. (he had the common sense to remain silent)
3) (misc.) good; plain common sense (just plain, good, old common sense)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
Common sense — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common sense — Sense Sense, n. [L. sensus, from sentire, sensum, to perceive, to feel, from the same root as E. send; cf. OHG. sin sense, mind, sinnan to go, to journey, G. sinnen to meditate, to think: cf. F. sens. For the change of meaning cf. {See}, v. t.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Common sense — Com mon sense See {Common sense}, under {Sense} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
common sense — I noun acumen, astuteness, balanced judgment, calmness, clear thinking, composure, experience, experienced view, good judgment, good sense, intelligence, intuition, judgment, level headedness, logic, mental poise, native reason, natural sagacity … Law dictionary
COMMON SENSE — (англ.) здравый смысл. Философский энциклопедический словарь. М.: Советская энциклопедия. Гл. редакция: Л. Ф. Ильичёв, П. Н. Федосеев, С. М. Ковалёв, В. Г. Панов. 1983. COMMON SENSE … Философская энциклопедия
Common sense — (engl., spr. komm n ßenß), der »gesunde Menschenverstand«; Philosophie des c. s. heißt deshalb ein System, das, wie das des Schotten Reid (s.d.) und seiner Anhänger, die Übereinstimmung mit dem gesunden Menschenverstand zur obersten Richtschnur… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Common sense — (engl., spr. komm n sens), gesunder Menschenverstand; Philosophie des C.s., s. Reid (Thomas) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
common sense — common sense, commonsense, adj. commonsensical, commonsensible, adj. commonsensically, commonsensibly, adv. sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence. [1525 35; trans … Universalium
Common sense — This article is about the concept of the phrase. For the American revolutionary war pamphlet by Thomas Paine, see Common Sense (pamphlet). For other uses, see Common sense (disambiguation). Common sense is defined by Merriam Webster as, sound and … Wikipedia
Common Sense — Titelseite von Thomas Paines Streitschrift Common Sense Common Sense ist der Titel eines Pamphlets, das Thomas Paine am 10. Januar 1776 [1] – zunächst anonym während der Amerikanischen Revolution veröffentlichte. Frei von jeglichen gefühlsmäßigen … Deutsch Wikipedia
common sense — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, sound ▪ plain, pure, simple ▪ practical VERB + COMMON SENSE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
