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US
/ˈmeɪk/
]
[ UK /mˈeɪk/ ]
[ UK /mˈeɪk/ ]
VERB
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give certain properties to something
This invention will make you a millionaire
She made us look silly
get someone mad
Don't make this into a big deal
Make yourself clear
He made a fool of himself at the meeting -
appear to begin an activity
She made as if to say hello to us
He made to speak but said nothing in the end -
be suitable for
Wood makes good furniture -
charge with a function; charge to be
She was made president of the club
She was named Head of the Committee -
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
this merger brought in lots of money
How much do you make a month in your new job?
He clears $5,000 each month
She earns a lot in her new job -
amount to
This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living -
head into a specified direction
The escaped convict took to the hills
We made for the mountains -
proceed along a path
make one's way into the forest
work one's way through the crowd -
have a bowel movement
The dog had made in the flower beds -
develop into
He will make a splendid father! -
make by shaping or bringing together constituents
make a dress
make a cake
make a wall of stones -
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
cause a commotion
make a stir
cause an accident -
be or be capable of being changed or made into
He makes a great host
He will make a fine father -
institute, enact, or establish
make laws -
create or manufacture a man-made product
We produce more cars than we can sell
The company has been making toys for two centuries -
compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!
Heat makes you sweat -
assure the success of
A good review by this critic will make your play! -
behave in a certain way
make merry -
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
make my day -
undergo fabrication or creation
This wool makes into a nice sweater -
favor the development of
Practice makes the winner -
create by artistic means
Auden made verses
Picasso created Cubism
Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
create a poem -
eliminate urine
Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug -
organize or be responsible for
have, throw, or make a party
hold a reception
give a course -
prepare for eating by applying heat
fix breakfast for the guests, please
can you make me an omelette?
Cook me dinner, please -
induce to have sex
Harry finally seduced Sally
Harry made Sally
Did you score last night? -
add up to
four and four make eight -
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
draw a conclusion
make an estimate
I draw a line here
draw parallels
What do you make of his remarks? -
reach in time
We barely made the plane -
constitute the essence of
Clothes make the man -
to compose or represent
This wall forms the background of the stage setting
The branches made a roof
This makes a fine introduction -
achieve a point or goal
She made 29 points that day
The Brazilian team got 4 goals
Nicklaus had a 70 -
make by combining materials and parts
this little pig made his house out of straw
Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer -
create or design, often in a certain way
I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
Do my room in blue -
calculate as being
I make the height about 100 feet -
carry out or commit
make a mistake
commit a faux-pas -
put in order or neaten
make up a room
make the bed -
reach a destination, either real or abstract
We barely made it to the finish line
We hit Detroit by noon
I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
The water reached the doorstep -
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
She makes like an actress -
form by assembling individuals or constituents
Make a quorum -
consider as being
It wasn't the problem some people made it -
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
The ads induced me to buy a VCR
My children finally got me to buy a computer
My wife made me buy a new sofa -
reach a goal
make the first team
She may not make the grade
We made it! -
gather and light the materials for
make a fire -
perform or carry out
make advances
make a move
make a decision
make a phone call -
make or cause to be or to become
make a mess in one's office
create a furor -
change from one form into another
make clay into bricks
make water into wine
make lead into gold -
act in a certain way so as to acquire
make friends
make enemies -
engage in
make love, not war
make an effort
do research
make revolution
do nothing
NOUN
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a recognizable kind
there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
what make of car is that? - the act of mixing cards haphazardly
How To Use make In A Sentence
- Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy. The Sun
- Secondly, he makes the team too much money, raking in ticket and merchandise sales like crazy.
- When Modin scored from the right circle to make it 3-0, it looked bleak for the Devils, who rallied from one-goal deficits twice before winning Game 2 in overtime. USATODAY.com - Tampa Bay creeps closer to New Jersey with 4-3 win
- Forbes: In terms of scale, the size of a bank for lending, is there a point where being bigger does not make you more efficient in lending? Transcript: Richard Bove
- 8. The reporters all want Obama to make the sort of inaccurate, snide, snipy comments that the Clintons are now firing off daily. Archive 2008-03-01
- I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
- Having drop-dead gorgeous, private, windowed offices makes it a lot easier to recruit the kinds of superstars that produce ten times as much as the merely brilliant software developers.
- Deefer took others off to see if there might not be a few plump wherries in the hills; they would make a nice change from the tough herdbeast meat, the supply of which was now virtually ex - hausted. Nerilka's Story
- His parents made a lot of sacrifices to make sure he got a good education.
- But that makes me sound a bit glib. Times, Sunday Times
