Meaning

3 senses
  1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.

    a sane mind

    vernünftig

    в своём уме́v svojóm umé, в здра́вом уме́v zdrávom umé, вменя́емыйvmenjájemyj

  2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.

    a sane person

    zurechnungsfähig, vernünftig

    здравомы́слящийzdravomýsljaščij

  3. Rational; reasonable; sensible.

    Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.

More definitions
  • mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
  • marked by sound judgment; having good reason

Examples

44 sentences
  1. How can you tell who's sane and who's insane?

    Як можна відрізнити нормальних від божевільних?

    deWoran erkennt man, wer normal und wer wahnsinnig ist?

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  2. Is Tom sane?

    Том при здоровому глузді?

    ruТом в своем уме?

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  3. Are you sane?

    У тебе все гаразд?

    ruТы в своём уме?

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  4. A sane man wouldn't do that.

    ruЧеловек в здравом уме так бы не поступил.

    deKein normaler Mensch täte das.

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  5. I think that Tom is sane.

    ruЯ думаю, что Том не безумен.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
mentally healthy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
mentally healthy:
mentally sound; possessing a rational mind:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

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Forms

saner, sanest
Comparativesaner Lesson
Superlativesanest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
balancedB2rationalB1reasonableB1compos mentislucidin possession of one's facultiessound-minded
possessing mental faculties:in one's right mindplay with a full deck
Close in meaning
  • marked by sound judgment; having good reason:reasonable

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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