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