make in English dictionary

  • make

    Meanings and definitions of "make"

    • (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
    • To create, construct, or produce.
    • To constitute.
    • (construed with of , typically interrogative) To interpret.
    • (usually stressed) To bring into success.
    • (second object is an adjective, participle, or noun) To cause to be.
    • (second object is a verb) To cause to do.
    • (second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
    • (of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
    • (object is a bed, referred to by the word bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
    • (slang) (of a person being sought) To recognise (without being recognised in return).
    • (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
    • (intransitive, with colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
    • To cover (a given distance) by travelling. [from 16th c.]
    • To move at (a speed). [from 17th c.]
    • (slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
    • (intransitive, colloquial, euphemism) To defecate or urinate.
    • (often of a car) Brand or kind; often paired with model. syn. transl.
    • How a thing is made; construction. syn.
    • Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture. syn.
    • (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials. syn.
    • (dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing. syn.
    • A person's character or disposition. syn.
    • (bridge (card game)) The declaration of the trump for a hand.
    • (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit. syn.
    • (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
    • (slang) Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence. syn.
    • (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past or future target of seduction (usually female). syn.
    • (slang, military) A promotion.
    • (dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion.
    • (UK, obsolete) A halfpenny.
    • noun
      (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, now rare)
      A halfpenny. [from 16th c.]
    • noun
      (often of a car)
      Brand or kind; often paired with model. syn. transl.
    • noun
      How a thing is made; construction. syn.
    • noun
      Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture. syn.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Quantity produced, especially of materials. syn.
    • noun
      (dated)
      The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing. syn.
    • noun
      A person's character or disposition. syn.
    • noun
      (bridge)
      The declaration of the trump for a hand.
    • noun
      (physics)
      The closing of an electrical circuit. syn.
    • noun
      (computing)
      A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
    • noun
      (slang)
      Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence. syn.
    • noun
      (slang, usually in phrase "easy make")
      Past or future target of seduction (usually female). syn.
    • noun
      (slang, military)
      A promotion.
    • noun
      A home-made project
    • noun
      (basketball)
      A made basket.
    • noun
      (dialectal)
      Mate; a spouse or companion.
    • verb
      (transitive, heading)
      To create.
    • verb
      (intransitive, now mostly colloquial)
      To behave, to act.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
    • verb
      To constitute.
    • verb
      1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:
    • verb
      (intransitive, construed with of, typically interrogative)
      To interpret.
    • verb
      (transitive, usually stressed)
      To bring into success.
    • verb
      (transitive, second object is an adjective or participle)
      To cause to be.
    • verb
      To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
    • verb
      (transitive, second object is a verb)
      To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
    • verb
      (transitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity)
      To force to do.
    • verb
      (transitive, of a fact)
      To indicate or suggest to be.
    • verb
      (transitive, of a bed)
      To cover neatly with bedclothes.
    • verb
      (transitive, US slang)
      To recognise, identify.
    • verb
      (transitive, colloquial)
      To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
    • verb
      (intransitive, colloquial)
      To proceed (in a direction).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cover (a given distance) by travelling. [from 16 thc.]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To move at (a speed). [from 17 thc.]
    • verb
      To appoint; to name.
    • verb
      (transitive, slang)
      To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
    • verb
      (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic)
      To defecate or urinate.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
    • verb
      (obsolete, intransitive)
      To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
    • verb
      To enact; to establish.
    • verb
      To develop into; to prove to be.
    • verb
      To form or formulate in the mind.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      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.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To increase; to augment; to accrue.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To be engaged or concerned in.
    • to construct
    • to produce
    • to create
    • to constitute
    • to interpret
    • to bring into success
    • to cause to be
    • to cause to do
    • to force to do
    • to indicate or suggest to be
    • to recognise
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    • To create something, or work or performa some labour with an outcome; to build something; to produce; to take care of, or cause, something to be there.
    • To give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
    • make (something)
    • To do (something); to pursue or commit (something).
    • To cause someone to do something.
    • To create something by combining or assembling materials or parts or by changing it.
    • make (bed)
    • hand down (orders, etc.)
    • (to) make
    • take (a photo)
    • send (a messenger)
    • To cause to be or become.
    • (in passive form) To be naturally fitted or destined.
    • Of God (also of Nature personified): to bring into existence (a material or spiritual object).
    • To put materials together for (a fire) and light it.
    • To cause a person to become (what is specified by the object)
    • To produce the material or physical existence of by some action.
    • To write out (a legal document, especially one's will) in due form.
    • To perform (a bodily movement)
    • To come to the sum of.
    • (Of a person:) to become by development or training.
    • To make official a document, law, rule, rate, etc.
    • To enter into or conclude a legal agreement.
    • To deliver (a lecture, a sermon, etc.) orally.
    • To incur (a loss, an expense, etc.)
    • To accomplish (a distance, or speed) by travelling, using a vehicle, etc.
    • To reach (a place) in travelling
    • To eat (a meal).
    • To receive prominent attention in (the news, etc.)
    • To achieve a place in (a list)
    • (Of a river, road, etc.:) to undergo (a turn or bend) in its course.
    • To prepare (an article of food or drink) for consumption.
    • [With verbal nouns, forming phrases approximately equivalent to the source verb]
    • To attempt, offer, or start to do something.
    • To prepare (a bed) for sleeping in.
    • To induce (a person) to consent to sexual relation.
    • To enable somebody the holder of a title or member of a group .
    • To achieve (a point, a goal, an honor, etc.).
    • To transform from one state, condition, category, etc., to another.
    • To be able to pay for (an expense).
    • To be sufficient to constitute.
    • To succeed in catching (a plane, boat, bus, train, etc.).
    • To produce (a substance).
    • To prepare (a meal, a feast).
    • To be the material or components of.
    • To be the cause of.
    • To calculate roughly, often from imperfect data.
    • To be a general essence of, to be in the broadest sense identified with or part of, to often come with, to make something or someone special.
    • To earn, to gain (money).
    • To organize or be responsible for (e.g. a party, a course, etc.)
    • To institute or enact (e.g. laws).
    • To excrete feces from one's body through the anus.
    • To allow urine to flow from the bladder out of the body.
    • noun
      a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
    • noun
      the act of mixing cards haphazardly
    • verb
      achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
    • verb
      act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
    • verb
      add up to; "four and four make eight"
    • verb
      amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
    • verb
      appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing in the end"; "She made as if to say hello to us"
    • verb
      assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
    • verb
      behave in a certain way; "make merry"
    • verb
      be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
    • verb
      be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
    • verb
      calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
    • verb
      carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
    • verb
      cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
    • verb
      charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some people made it"
    • verb
      constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
    • verb
      create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
    • verb
      develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
    • verb
      engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
    • verb
      favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
    • verb
      form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"
    • verb
      gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
    • verb
      have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
    • verb
      head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
    • verb
      induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
    • verb
      institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
    • verb
      make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
    • verb
      make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
    • verb
      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?"
    • verb
      make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
    • verb
      organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
    • verb
      perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
    • verb
      prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
    • verb
      proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest"
    • verb
      put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      reach a goal; "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
    • verb
      reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
    • verb
      represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
    • verb
      to compose or represent; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
    • verb
      undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"

    Synonyms of "make" in English dictionary

    add up, form, piddle are the top synonyms of "make" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "make" in English dictionary

    unmake, break, destroy are the top antonyms of "make" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of make

    • make ( third-person singular simple present makes, present participle making, simple past and past participle made)
    • make, made, made; he makes; be making
    • make ( plural  makes)
    • make (plural makes)
    • make (third-person singular simple present makes, present participle making, simple past and past participle made) ;; conjugation of make
      infinitive make
      present participle making
      past participle made
      simple progressive perfect perfect progressive
      present I make we make I am making we are making I have made we have made I have been making we have been making
      you make you make you are making you are making you have made you have made you have been making you have been making
      he makes they make he is making they are making he has made they have made he has been making they have been making
      past I made we made I was making we were making I had made we had made I had been making we had been making
      you made you made you were making you were making you had made you had made you had been making you had been making
      he made they made he was making they were making he had made they had made he had been making they had been making
      future I will make we will make I will be making we will be making I will have made we will have made I will have been making we will have been making
      you will make you will make you will be making you will be making you will have made you will have made you will have been making you will have been making
      he will make they will make he will be making they will be making he will have made they will have made he will have been making they will have been making
      conditional I would make we would make I would be making we would be making I would have made we would have made I would have been making we would have been making
      you would make you would make you would be making you would be making you would have made you would have made you would have been making you would have been making
      he would make they would make he would be making they would be making he would have made they would have made he would have been making they would have been making
      imperative make
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