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[ US /ˈmeɪk/ ]
[ UK /mˈe‍ɪk/ ]
VERB
  1. 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
  2. appear to begin an activity
    She made as if to say hello to us
    He made to speak but said nothing in the end
  3. be suitable for
    Wood makes good furniture
  4. charge with a function; charge to be
    She was made president of the club
    She was named Head of the Committee
  5. 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
  6. amount to
    This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
  7. head into a specified direction
    The escaped convict took to the hills
    We made for the mountains
  8. proceed along a path
    make one's way into the forest
    work one's way through the crowd
  9. have a bowel movement
    The dog had made in the flower beds
  10. develop into
    He will make a splendid father!
  11. make by shaping or bringing together constituents
    make a dress
    make a cake
    make a wall of stones
  12. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
    cause a commotion
    make a stir
    cause an accident
  13. be or be capable of being changed or made into
    He makes a great host
    He will make a fine father
  14. institute, enact, or establish
    make laws
  15. create or manufacture a man-made product
    We produce more cars than we can sell
    The company has been making toys for two centuries
  16. 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
  17. assure the success of
    A good review by this critic will make your play!
  18. behave in a certain way
    make merry
  19. cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
    make my day
  20. undergo fabrication or creation
    This wool makes into a nice sweater
  21. favor the development of
    Practice makes the winner
  22. create by artistic means
    Auden made verses
    Picasso created Cubism
    Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
    create a poem
  23. eliminate urine
    Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
  24. organize or be responsible for
    have, throw, or make a party
    hold a reception
    give a course
  25. prepare for eating by applying heat
    fix breakfast for the guests, please
    can you make me an omelette?
    Cook me dinner, please
  26. induce to have sex
    Harry finally seduced Sally
    Harry made Sally
    Did you score last night?
  27. add up to
    four and four make eight
  28. 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?
  29. reach in time
    We barely made the plane
  30. constitute the essence of
    Clothes make the man
  31. to compose or represent
    This wall forms the background of the stage setting
    The branches made a roof
    This makes a fine introduction
  32. achieve a point or goal
    She made 29 points that day
    The Brazilian team got 4 goals
    Nicklaus had a 70
  33. make by combining materials and parts
    this little pig made his house out of straw
    Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
  34. 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
  35. calculate as being
    I make the height about 100 feet
  36. carry out or commit
    make a mistake
    commit a faux-pas
  37. put in order or neaten
    make up a room
    make the bed
  38. 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
  39. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
    She makes like an actress
  40. form by assembling individuals or constituents
    Make a quorum
  41. consider as being
    It wasn't the problem some people made it
  42. 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
  43. reach a goal
    make the first team
    She may not make the grade
    We made it!
  44. gather and light the materials for
    make a fire
  45. perform or carry out
    make advances
    make a move
    make a decision
    make a phone call
  46. make or cause to be or to become
    make a mess in one's office
    create a furor
  47. change from one form into another
    make clay into bricks
    make water into wine
    make lead into gold
  48. act in a certain way so as to acquire
    make friends
    make enemies
  49. engage in
    make love, not war
    make an effort
    do research
    make revolution
    do nothing
NOUN
  1. a recognizable kind
    there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
    what make of car is that?
  2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly
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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
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