make
/meik/
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Definition
Noun:
- A recognizable kind or brand: "Make" can refer to the specific type or brand of a manufactured product, especially vehicles.
- The act of mixing cards haphazardly: In card games, "make" refers to the act of shuffling or mixing the deck.
Verb:
- To create, construct, or produce: The most common meaning, involving bringing something into existence by combining materials or through effort.
- To cause to be or become: To bring about a specific state, condition, or result.
- To perform or carry out: To execute an action or activity.
- To constitute or amount to: To be equivalent to or form the essence of something.
- To force or compel: To cause someone to do something.
- To earn or acquire: To gain money or achieve a position.
- To arrive at or reach: To succeed in getting to a destination or achieving a goal.
- To estimate or calculate: To form an opinion or judgment about something.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- What is the make of your car? (It asks for the brand, e.g., Toyota, Ford).
- After the make, the dealer dealt the cards. (Refers to the shuffling of the deck).
Verb:
- She will make a cake for the party. (To create/produce).
- The news made him very happy. (To cause to become).
- He made a promise to his friend. (To perform/carry out an action).
- Two and two make four. (To constitute/amount to).
- His mother made him clean his room. (To force/compel).
- She makes a good salary at her new job. (To earn).
- We have to hurry if we want to make the train. (To arrive at/reach).
- What do you make of this situation? (To estimate/calculate/judge).
Advanced Usage
"make do": to manage with what is available, even if it is not ideal.
- We didn't have enough chairs, so we had to make do with sitting on the floor.
"make believe": to pretend.
- The children like to make believe they are pirates.
"make way": to clear a path or move aside.
- The crowd made way for the ambulance.
Variants and Related Words
Maker (n): A person or thing that makes something; often used as "the Maker" to refer to God.
- He is the maker of these beautiful chairs.
Making (n): The process of producing or creating something; (plural) the qualities needed for something.
- The making of the film took two years.
- She has the makings of a great leader.
Remake (v/n): To make again or differently; a new version of something.
- They decided to remake the classic movie.
Synonyms
- Create: To bring something new into existence.
- Produce: To make or manufacture from components or raw materials.
- Construct: To build by putting parts together.
- Cause: To be the reason something happens.
- Force: To make someone do something against their will.
- Earn: To receive money as payment for work.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Make up:
- To invent (a story, excuse): He made up a funny story.
- To reconcile after an argument: They fought but made up an hour later.
- To constitute: Women make up 50% of the workforce.
Make out:
- To see, hear, or understand with difficulty: I can't make out what he's saying.
- To manage or fare: How did you make out on your exam?
- (Informal) To kiss passionately: They were making out in the car.
Make for:
- To go toward: As it started to rain, we made for the nearest shelter.
- To contribute to: A positive attitude makes for a happier workplace.
Make off:
- To leave quickly, especially to escape: The thieves made off with the jewels.
Related Idioms
Make ends meet: To have just enough money to pay for your basic needs.
- It's hard to make ends meet with such a low salary.
Make a mountain out of a molehill: To make a small problem seem much bigger and more important than it really is.
- You're just making a mountain out of a molehill; it's a minor mistake.
Make or break: Something that will lead to either great success or total failure.
- This deal is make or break for the company.
Make the grade: To reach the required standard; to succeed.
- The trainee worked hard and finally made the grade.
Make a clean breast of it: To confess fully to something.
- He decided to make a clean breast of it and tell the truth.
Noun
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
Verb
- eliminate urine
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- behave in a certain way
- make merry
- develop into
- He will make a splendid father!
- favor the development of
- Practice makes the winner
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- make my day
- calculate as being
- I make the height about 100 feet
- consider as being
- It wasn't the problem some people made it
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- She makes like an actress
- assure the success of
- A good review by this critic will make your play!
- induce to have sex
- Harry finally seduced Sally
- Did you score last night?
- Harry made Sally
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- Cook me dinner, please
- can you make me an omelette?
- fix breakfast for the guests, please
- gather and light the materials for
- make a fire
- reach in time
- We barely made the plane
- proceed along a path
- work one's way through the crowd
- make one's way into the forest
- appear to begin an activity
- He made to speak but said nothing in the end
- She made as if to say hello to us
- constitute the essence of
- Clothes make the man
- amount to
- This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
- add up to
- four and four make eight
- be suitable for
- Wood makes good furniture
- undergo fabrication or creation
- This wool makes into a nice sweater
- have a bowel movement
- The dog had made in the flower beds
- head into a specified direction
- The escaped convict took to the hills
- We made for the mountains
- put in order or neaten
- make the bed
- make up a room
- organize or be responsible for
- hold a reception
- have, throw, or make a party
- give a course
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- Make a quorum
- carry out or commit
- make a mistake
- commit a faux-pas
- institute, enact, or establish
- make laws
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- We hit Detroit by noon
- The water reached the doorstep
- We barely made it to the finish line
- I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
- achieve a point or goal
- Nicklaus had a 70
- The Brazilian team got 4 goals
- She made 29 points that day
- charge with a function; charge to be
- She was named Head of the Committee
- She was made president of the club
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- make friends
- make enemies
- change from one form into another
- make water into wine
- make lead into gold
- make clay into bricks
- make by combining materials and parts
- this little pig made his house out of straw
- Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
- perform or carry out
- make a decision
- make a move
- make advances
- make a phone call
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- make a dress
- make a cake
- make a wall of stones
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- He makes a great host
- He will make a fine father
- reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
- We made it!
- She may not make the grade
- to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
- The branches made a roof
- This makes a fine introduction
- create or design, often in a certain way
- Do my room in blue
- I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
- She earns a lot in her new job
- this merger brought in lots of money
- He clears $5,000 each month
- create by artistic means
- create a poem
- Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
- Picasso created Cubism
- Auden made verses
- 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
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- I draw a line here
- draw a conclusion
- draw parallels
- make an estimate
- What do you make of his remarks?
- create or manufacture a man-made product
- We produce more cars than we can sell
- The company has been making toys for two centuries
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- cause a commotion
- make a stir
- cause an accident
- 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
- make or cause to be or to become
- make a mess in one's office
- create a furor
- give certain properties to something
- get someone mad
- She made us look silly
- He made a fool of himself at the meeting
- Don't make this into a big deal
- This invention will make you a millionaire
- Make yourself clear
- engage in
- make love, not war
- make an effort
- do research
- do nothing
- make revolution