Definitions for make do
Princeton's WordNet
makeshift, stopgap, make-do(verb)
something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage(verb)
come to terms with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
Wiktionary
make do(Verb)
to survive, get by with, or use whatever is available (due to lack of resources)
make do(Verb)
to put into action
make do(Verb)
To use for one's purpose something worn, defective, or intended for another purpose.
Translations for make do
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
make do(noun)
to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing
There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.
- oor die weg kom metAfrikaans

- يَرضى بِArabic

- задоволявам (се)Bulgarian

- usarPortuguese (BR)

- spokojit seCzech

- sich aushelfen mitGerman

- klare sig medDanish

- αρκούμαι (σε), τα βγάζω πέρα (με)Greek

- arreglárselas conSpanish

- läbi ajamaEstonian

- چاره موقتیFarsi

- tulla toimeenFinnish

- se contenter deFrench

- לְהִשתַמֵש בְּתַחֲלִיף הַטוֹב בְּיוֹתֵרHebrew

- किसी चीज के िवकल्प के रूप में घटिया चीज उपयोग करनाHindi

- načinitiCroatian

- beéri vmivelHungarian

- menggunakan sebagai gantiIndonesian

- láta sér nægjaIcelandic

- accontentarsi di, ripiegare suItalian

- 間に合わせるJapanese

- 임시 변통하다Korean

- tenkintisLithuanian

- iztikt arLatvian

- menggunakan sebagai gantiMalay

- zich behelpenDutch

- nøye seg/klare seg medNorwegian

- zastąpić, zadowolić sięPolish

- چاره موقتیPersian

- فورى چارهPashto

- substituirPortuguese

- a se mulţumi cuRomanian

- довольствоваться (чем-л.)Russian

- uspokojiť saSlovak

- zadovoljiti se sčimSlovenian

- zadovoljiti seSerbian

- få hålla till godo medSwedish

- ใช้แทนThai

- yetinmekTurkish

- 湊和使用,作為暫時替代Chinese (Trad.)

- обходитися тим, що маєшUkrainian

- کام چلاناUrdu

- thay thếVietnamese

- 以...代用,凑合着用,将就Chinese (Simp.)

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