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Definition of 'MAKE'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) make
to bring into existence by shaping, changing, or combining material:
to make a dress.

2.  make
to cause to exist or happen:
to make trouble.

3.  make
to cause to become:
to make someone happy.

4.  make
to appoint:
made her chairwoman.

5.  make
to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; prepare:
to make a bed; made dinner.

6.  make
to transform:
making a vice into a virtue.

7.  make
to induce; compel:
to make them do it.

8.  make
to produce, earn, or win for oneself:
to make a good salary.

9.  make
to write; compose:
to make a poem.

10.  make
to draft:
to make a will.

11.  make
to agree upon; arrange:
to make a deal.

12.  make
to establish; enact:
to make laws.

13.  make
to become:
You'll make a good lawyer.

14.  make
to form in the mind:
to make a decision.

15.  make
to judge as to the truth, nature, or meaning of:
What do you make of that remark?

16.  make
to estimate; reckon:
I make the value at $1000.

17.  make
to put together; form:
to make a matched set.

18.  make
to amount to; total:
Two plus two makes four.

19.  make
to provide:
That book makes good reading.

20.  make
to be sufficient to constitute:
One story does not make a writer.

21.  make
to be adequate or suitable for:
This table will make a good lectern.

22.  make
to assure the success or fame of:
to make someone's reputation.

23.  make
to deliver; utter:
to make a stirring speech.

24.  make
to move at a particular speed:
to make 60 miles an hour.

25.  make
to reach; attain:
didn't quite make 79 before dying.

26.  make
to catch:
just made the last plane.

27.  make
to attain a position in or on:
The novel made the bestseller list.

28.  make
to receive notice in or on:
It made the evening news.

29.  make
Slang. to have sexual intercourse with.

30.  make
to take a trick with (a card).

31.  make
to fulfill (a contract or bid) in bridge.

32.  make
to score:
She made 40 points.

33.  make
to close (an electric circuit).

34. (v.i.) make
to act so as to be what is specified:
to make sure.

35.  make
to be made, as specified:
This fabric makes into beautiful drapery.

36.  make
to move or proceed in a particular direction:
to make after the thief.

37.  make
make away with,

38.  make
to carry off; steal.

39.  make
make for,

40.  make
to move toward.

41.  make
to promote:
Calm makes for fewer arguments.

42.  make
make off,

43.  make
to run away.

44.  make
make off with, to steal.

45.  make
make out,

46.  make
to write out or complete, as a bill or check.

47.  make
to perceive the meaning of; fathom.

48.  make
to decipher; discern.

49.  make
to suggest or impute:
He made me out to be a liar.

50.  make
to manage; succeed:
How are you making out in school?

51.  make
Slang. to engage in kissing and caressing; neck.

52.  make
Slang. to have sexual intercourse.

53.  make
make over,

54.  make
to remodel; alter.

55.  make
to transfer the title of (property).

56.  make
make up,

57.  make
to constitute; compose.

58.  make
to put together; compile.

59.  make
to concoct; invent.

60.  make
to compensate:
This will make up for your trouble.

61.  make
to complete.

62.  make
to put in order; arrange:
made up the bed.

63.  make
to settle; decide:
Make up your mind.

64.  make
to settle amicably.

65.  make
to become reconciled.

66.  make
to dress in costume and makeup.

67.  make
to apply cosmetics.

68.  make
to make good on (something deficient).

69.  make
to arrange typeset and graphic matter for:
making up newspaper pages.

70.  make
make up to,

71.  make
to behave ingratiatingly toward.

72.  make
Informal.

73.  make
to employ; use:
Stop making with the jokes.

74. (n.) make
the style or manner in which something is made; form.

75.  make
brand:
a foreign make of car.

76.  make
disposition; character.

77.  make
the act or process of making.

78.  make
quantity made; output.

79.  make
Slang. identification; description:
to get a make on the crook.

80.  make
to succeed.

81.  make
to provide payment or redress for.

82.  make
to accomplish successfully.

83.  make
Also, make good on. to fulfill, as a promise.

84.  make
to achieve success.

85.  make
to treat as significant.

86.  make
to be attentive to.

87.  make
in pursuit of social, professional, or financial gain.

88.  make
Slang. in search of amorous or sexual activity.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE macian, c. OFris makia, OS makōn, OHG mahhōn)

Definition of 'MAKE'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) brand, make
a recognizable kind
"there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

2. (verb) shuffle, shuffling, make
the act of mixing cards haphazardly

3. (verb) make, do
engage in
"make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"

4. (verb) make, get
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"

5. (verb) make, create
make or cause to be or to become
"make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

6. (verb) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
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"

7. (verb) cause, do, make
give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
"cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

8. (verb) produce, make, create
create or manufacture a man-made product
"We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

9. (verb) draw, make
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?"

10. (verb) make
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"

11. (verb) create, make
create by artistic means
"create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"

12. (verb) gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
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"

13. (verb) do, make
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"

14. (verb) form, constitute, make
to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
"The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"

15. (verb) reach, make, get to, progress to
reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"
"We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

16. (verb) make
be or be capable of being changed or made into
"He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

17. (verb) make
make by shaping or bringing together constituents
"make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

18. (verb) make
perform or carry out
"make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"

19. (verb) construct, build, make
make by combining materials and parts
"this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

20. (verb) make
change from one form into another
"make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"

21. (verb) make
act in a certain way so as to acquire
"make friends"; "make enemies"

22. (verb) name, nominate, make
charge with a function; charge to be
"She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

23. (verb) have, get, make
achieve a point or goal
"Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

24. (verb) reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
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"

25. (verb) lay down, establish, make
institute, enact, or establish
"make laws"

26. (verb) make
carry out or commit
"make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"

27. (verb) make
form by assembling individuals or constituents
"Make a quorum"

28. (verb) hold, throw, have, make, give
organize or be responsible for
"hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"

29. (verb) make, make up
put in order or neaten
"make the bed"; "make up a room"

30. (verb) take, make
head into a specified direction
"The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"

31. (verb) stool, defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, ca-ca, crap, make
have a bowel movement
"The dog had made in the flower beds"

32. (verb) make
undergo fabrication or creation
"This wool makes into a nice sweater"

33. (verb) make
be suitable for
"Wood makes good furniture"

34. (verb) make
add up to
"four and four make eight"

35. (verb) make
amount to
"This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"

36. (verb) make
constitute the essence of
"Clothes make the man"

37. (verb) make
appear to begin an activity
"He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"

38. (verb) make, work
proceed along a path
"work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"

39. (verb) make
reach in time
"We barely made the plane"

40. (verb) make
gather and light the materials for
"make a fire"

41. (verb) cook, fix, ready, make, prepare
prepare for eating by applying heat
"Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"

42. (verb) seduce, score, make
induce to have sex
"Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"

43. (verb) make
assure the success of
"A good review by this critic will make your play!"

44. (verb) make, pretend, make believe
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
"She makes like an actress"

45. (verb) make
consider as being
"It wasn't the problem some people made it"

46. (verb) make
calculate as being
"I make the height about 100 feet"

47. (verb) make
cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
"make my day"

48. (verb) make
favor the development of
"Practice makes the winner"

49. (verb) make
develop into
"He will make a splendid father!"

50. (verb) make
behave in a certain way
"make merry"

51. (verb) make, urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water, relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water
eliminate urine
"Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"

Definition of 'MAKE'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) make
to create, produce or put together
a company that makes luxury sail boats; I made a cake.; My grandmother used to make me dresses.; We made a bench from the leftover wood.

2.  make
to cause or bring about a particular state
It makes me happy that he's met someone he loves.; economic conditions that make inflation rise

3.  make
to force sb to do sth
You can't make him go if he doesn't want to.

4.  make
to earn an amount of money
He makes around $40,000 a year.

5.  make
used with a noun to indicate that sth is done or arranged
Close your eyes and make a wish.; to make a promise; Let's make a date for next Thursday.

6.  make
to manage to reach or get to
Will you be able to make the meeting next Friday?

7.  make
to have the necessary qualities for sth
He'd make an excellent police officer.

8.  make
(of two numbers) to give a particular total when added together
10 plus 10 makes 20.

9.  make
make believe
to pretend
The kids were making believe the bed was a ship.

10.  make
make do (with/without)
to manage or get by
We don't have much money but we make do with what we've got.

11.  make
make friends
to start to have a friendship
a child who doesn't make friends easily; She made friends with two other girls.

12.  make
make it
to manage to get to or be at a place
After hours of walking they finally made it.; I should just about make it to work on time.

13.  make
make it (big)
to become successful
His dream was to make it big in business.

14.  make
make the most of
to try to gain the best possible things from sth
Make the most of the time with your children - they grow up fast!

15.  make
make time
to allow enough time to do sth
It's important to make time in your schedule for exercise.

16. (noun) make
an item made by a particular company; = brand
a well-known make of furniture

Definition of 'MAKE'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) MAKE
a companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife

2. (noun) MAKE
structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form

3. (verb) MAKE
to cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to create

4. (verb) MAKE
to form of materials; to cause to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate

5. (verb) MAKE
to produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; -- often with up; as, to make up a story

6. (verb) MAKE
to bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc

7. (verb) MAKE
to execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc

8. (verb) MAKE
to gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or happen to one; as, to make a large profit; to make an error; to make a loss; to make money

9. (verb) MAKE
to find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day

10. (verb) MAKE
to put a desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive

11. (verb) MAKE
to cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make fast

12. (verb) MAKE
to cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent

13. (verb) MAKE
to require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive

14. (verb) MAKE
to become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing

15. (verb) MAKE
to compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to

16. (verb) MAKE
to be engaged or concerned in

17. (verb) MAKE
to reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of

18. (verb) MAKE
to act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase to meddle or make

19. (verb) MAKE
to proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen

20. (verb) MAKE
to tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage

21. (verb) MAKE
to increase; to augment; to accrue

22. (verb) MAKE
to compose verses; to write poetry; to versify

Translation of 'MAKE'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to create, form or produce God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.
Afrikaans: maak	Arabic: يَصْنَع، يَعْمَل	Bulgarian: създавам
Brazilian: fazer	Czech: (s)tvořit; (u)dělat; sjed	German: machen
Danish: skabe; lave; gøre	Greek: κάνω, δημιουργώ, κατασκευ	Spanish: hacer, construir, fabrica
Estonian: tegema	Farsi: ساختن	Finnish: tehdä
French: faire	Hebrew: לִיצוֹר, לַעֲשוֹת	Hindi: निर्माण करना, बनाना
Croatian: činiti	Hungarian: készít, csinál	Indonesian: membuat
Icelandic: gera, búa til	Italian: fare, creare	Japanese: 作る
Korean: 만들다, 제작하다	Lithuanian: (pa)daryti, (su)kurti, (p	Latvian: gatavot; taisīt; radīt
Malay: membuat	Dutch: maken	Norwegian: lage, skape, forme
Polish: tworzyć, robić	Persian: ساختن	Pashto: جوړلول
Portuguese: fazer	Romanian: a face	Russian: делать
Slovak: (s)tvoriť: (u)robiť; uzav	Slovenian: narediti	Serbian: praviti
Swedish: göra, tillverka, skapa	Thai: ทำ	Turkish: yapmak
Taiwanese: 做，製作，製造，創造	Ukrainian: робити; утворювати	Urdu: بنانا، تخلیق کرنا
Vietnamese: làm; tạo ra	Chinese: 制造，构成，制定
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