Dictionary Definition
make
Noun
1 a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of
hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?" [syn: brand]
Verb
1 engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an
effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution" [syn:
do]
2 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" [syn: get]
3 make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess
in one's office"; "create a furor" [syn: create]
4 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" [syn:
induce, stimulate, cause, have, get]
5 give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not
always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an
accident" [syn: cause,
do]
6 create or manufacture a man-made product; "We
produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making
toys for two centuries" [syn: produce, create]
7 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?" [syn: draw]
8 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"
9 create by artistic means; "create a poem";
"Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism";
"Auden made verses" [syn: create]
10 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" [syn:
gain, take in, clear, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in]
11 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" [syn: do] [ant:
unmake]
12 to compose or represent:"This wall forms the
background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This
makes a fine introduction" [syn: form, constitute]
13 reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We
made it!"; "She may not make the grade" [syn: reach, get to, progress
to]
14 be or be capable of being changed or made
into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
15 make by shaping or bringing together
constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of
stones"
16 perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make
a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
17 make by combining materials and parts; "this
little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric
constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: construct, build]
18 change from one form into another; "make water
into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
19 act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make
friends"; "make enemies"
20 charge with a function; charge to be; "She was
named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
[syn: name, nominate]
21 achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70";
"The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
[syn: have, get]
22 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" [syn: reach, attain, hit, arrive at,
gain]
24 carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit
a faux-pas"
25 add up to; "four and four make eight"
26 form by assembling individuals or
constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof"
27 organize or be responsible for; "hold a
reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn:
hold, throw, have, give]
28 prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me
dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for
the guests, please" [syn: cook, fix, ready, prepare]
29 put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make
up a room" [syn: make up]
30 head into a specified direction; "The escaped
convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains" [syn:
take]
31 have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in
the flower beds" [syn: stool, defecate, shit, take a
shit, take a
crap, ca-ca, crap]
32 undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool
makes into a nice sweater"
33 be suitable for; "Wood makes good
furniture"
34 amount to; "This salary increase makes no
difference to my standard of living"
35 constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the
man"
36 appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak
but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to
us"
37 proceed along a path; "work one's way through
the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" [syn: work]
38 reach in time; "We barely made the
plane"
39 gather and light the materials for; "make a
fire"
40 induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced
Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally" [syn:
seduce, score]
41 assure the success of; "A good review by this
critic will make your play!" [ant: break]
42 represent fictitiously, as in a play, or
pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress" [syn:
pretend, make
believe]
43 consider as being; "It wasn't the problem some
people made it"
44 calculate as being; "I make the height about
100 feet"
45 cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my
day"
46 favor the development of; "Practice makes the
winner"
47 develop into; "He will make a splendid
father!"
48 behave in a certain way; "make merry"
49 eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on
the expensive rug" [syn: urinate, piddle, puddle, micturate, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water,
relieve
oneself, take a
leak, spend a
penny, wee, wee-wee, pass water]
[also: made]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From maken, from macian, from , from , ‘to fashion’. Near cognates include German machen and Dutch maken.Pronunciation
- /meɪk/, /meIk/
- Rhymes with: -eɪk
Verb
- To create, construct or produce.
- We made a bird feeder for our yard.
- They hope to make a bigger profit.
- We’ll make a man out of him yet.
- They hope to make a bigger profit.
- We made a bird feeder for our yard.
- To constitute.
- They make a cute couple.
- This makes the third infraction.
- They make a cute couple.
- In the context of "construed with of|typically interrogative":
To interpret.
- I don’t know what to make of it.
- In the context of "usually stressed": To bring into success.
- This company is what made you.
- She married into wealth. She has it made.
- This company is what made you.
- In the context of "second object is an adjective": To cause to be.
- The citizens made their objections clear.
- This might make you a bit woozy.
- The citizens made their objections clear.
- In the context of "second object is a verb": To cause to do.
- You’re making her cry.
- I was made to feel like a criminal.
- You’re making her cry.
- In the context of "second object is a verb|can be stressed for
emphasis or clarity": To force to do.
- The teacher made the student study.
- Don’t let them make you suffer.
- The teacher made the student study.
- In the context of "of a fact": To indicate or suggest to be.
- His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
- In the context of "of a person being sought": To recognise (without being
recognised in return)
- 2004, George Nolfi et al, Ocean's
Twelve, Warner Bros. Pictures, 0:50:30,
- Linus Caldwell: Well, she just made Danny and Yen, which means in the next 48 hours the three o' your pictures are gonna be in every police station in Europe.
- 2007 May 4, Andrew Dettmann et al, "Under Pressure", episode
3-22 of Numb3rs, 00:01:16,
- David Sinclair: (walking) Almost at Seventh; I should have a visual any second now. (rounds a corner, almost collides into Kaleed Asan) Damn, that was close.Don Eppes: David, he make you?David Sinclair: No, I don't think so.
- 2004, George Nolfi et al, Ocean's
Twelve, Warner Bros. Pictures, 0:50:30,
Derived terms
- make a deal
- make a fuss
- make a muscle
- make an honest woman out of
- make an offer
- make a promise
- make away with
- make a wish
- make do
- make good on (a promise)
- make for
- make friends
- make hay
- make hay while the sun shines
- make it
- make light of
- make love
- make merry
- make money
- make off with
- make-or-break
- make out
- make over
- make right
- make room
- make the most of
- make time
- make up
- make water
- make with
See also
Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and takeTranslations
construct
create
- Czech: vyrábět, dělat, tvořit, vytvářet, udělat
- Danish: lave, fremstille, skabe
- Dutch: maken
- Finnish: luoda, tehdä
- German: machen
- Greek: object: φτιάχνω (ftiáchno); manufacture: κατασκευάζω (kataskevázo); speech, mistake κάνω (káno)
- Hebrew: עשה
- Irish: déan
- Russian: делать (délat’) , сделать (sdélat’)
- Spanish: hacer
constitute
- Dutch: vormen
- Spanish: hacer
interpret
- Dutch: maken, denken, interpreteren
- German: machen, interpretieren
- Spanish: hacer
bring into success
- Dutch: maken
- German: machen
- Slovene: narediti
- Spanish: hacer
cause to be
- Czech: činit
- Danish: gøre
- Dutch: maken
- Finnish: saada
- German: machen
- Hebrew: גרם
- Spanish: hacer
cause to do
- Dutch: doen, ertoe brengen
- German: bringen
- Spanish: hacer
force to do
- Czech: přimět, donutit, přinutit
- Danish: få til
- Dutch: doen, ertoe brengen
- Finnish: pakottaa
- German: zwingen
- Hebrew: הכריח
- Russian: заставлять (zastavl'át') , заставить (zastávit')
- Spanish: hacer
indicate or suggest to be
- Dutch: maken
- German: machen
- Spanish: hacer
- ttbc Arabic: صنع
- ttbc Bosnian: napraviti, praviti
- ttbc Chinese: 交 (jiāo)
- ttbc Esperanto: fari, trovi, igi
- ttbc Estonian: valmistama, tegema
- ttbc Filipino: gumawâ
- ttbc French: faire, construire
- ttbc Hindi: बनाना
- ttbc Ido: facar
- ttbc Indonesian: membuat, membikin
- ttbc Italian: fare
- ttbc Japanese: 作る (つくる, tsukuru)
- ttbc Korean: 만들다 (mandeulda)
- ttbc Latin: facere
- ttbc Portuguese: fazer, construir
- ttbc Romanian: a face
- ttbc Serbian:
- ttbc Swedish: konstruera, producera, göra
- ttbc Telugu: తయారుచేయు (tayaarucheayu)
Translations
brand
Hawaiian
Noun
Japanese
Noun
Swedish
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Extensive Definition
Make may refer to:
- make (software), a computer software building utility
- Make (magazine), a DIY/technology periodical
- Make, Botswana, a small village in the Kalahari Desert
Make may also be:
- A brand of product
See also
- Manufacturing
- Production (disambiguation)
- Creation (disambiguation)
- Maker, an English village
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Platonic form, Platonic idea, abide by, abscond, accomplish, achieve, acquire, act, add up to, adhere to, administer, aesthetic form,
affect, affirm, aftermath, aggressive, agree to,
alter, amount to, anatomy, animus, announce, appear, appoint, approach, approach anchorage,
approve, aptitude, archetype, architectonics, architecture, arrange, arrangement, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, art
form, assail, assault, assemblage, assemble, assembly, assertive, assign, assimilate to, atone, attack, attain, attain to, author, authorize, avails, baby, bag, batch, be, be received, be seized of,
bear, bear down on, bear
down upon, bear up for, bear up to, bearing, beat it, become, beget, behave, bent, bias, bind, blood, blow in, blow up, bob up,
boost, borrow, box office, brand, breed, brew, bring about, bring forth,
bring off, bring to, bring to effect, bring to pass, build, build up, building, buildup, bumper crop, bury the
hatchet, butter up, cajole, calculate, capture, carry out, carry
through, cast, catch, cause, cause to, certify, change, change into, change over,
character, charge, check in, choose, clan, clear, clear out, clear the way,
clip off, clock in, close with, coddle, coerce, coin, color, combination, combine, come, come by, come in, come in
for, come into, come to, come to hand, come to terms, command, commission, commissions, commit, communicate, compass, compel, compensate, compensate for,
complete, compose, composition, compound, comprehend, conceive, concoct, conduct, configuration, confirm, conformation, consist of,
constitute, constitution, constrain, construct, construction, consummate, contract, contribute to,
contrive, convert, convey, cook, cook up, cope, cope with, corral, correct, cosset, course, cover, create, creation, credit, credits, crop, cut, cut and run, cut out, deal
with, decamp, decide
upon, decipher,
declare, decoct, delegate, deliver, demonstrate, denomination, depute, deputize, derive, description, descry, designate, designation, detect, devise, diathesis, discern, discharge, disclose, discover, dispatch, disposable income,
dispose of, disposition, distinguish, dividend, dividends, divulge, do, do over, do the job, do the
trick, do to, dote on, drag down, draw, draw on, draw up, dream, dream up, drive, earn, earned income, earnings, ebb, eccentricity, effect, effectuate, elaborate, elect, embodiment, embody, enact, energetic, enforce, engender, enter into, enter
into possession, enterprising, erect, espy, establish, estimate, evolve, exaggerate, execute, exhort, extrude, fabric, fabricate, fabrication, facilitate, fall on, fall
upon, fancy, fantasize, fare, fashion, fashioning, father, fathom, favor, feather, feign, fetch, fetch up at, figuration, figure, figure out, filch, fill in, fill out, fill up,
find, fix, fix up, flatter, flee, flood, flourish, flow, flow back, flow in, flow out,
flush, fly, fly the coop, follow, force, forge, forging, form, format, formation, formulate, found, frame, fruit, fudge together, fulfill, function, gain, gains, garner, gate, gate receipts, gather, gauge, generate, genre, genus, gestate, get, get along, get by, get in, get
on, get there, get to, get up, getup, give birth to, give
occasion to, give origin to, give rise to, go, go aboard, go alongside, go and
do, go at, go for, go into, go-ahead, grain, grasp, gross, gross income, gross
receipts, gush, hand over,
handle, harvest, hatch, have, hint, hit, hit town, honor, hook, humor, hyperbolize, idiosyncrasy, ilk, imagine, impart, impel, implement, imply, impression, impute, inaugurate, inclination, income, incorporate, incorporation, indicate, indite, individualism, induce, indulge, inflict, initiate, inner form, insinuate, insist upon,
institute, intake, intimate, invent, issue, join, judge, junction, kidney, kin, kind, knock off, label, lay aboard, lay for, lay
in, layout, leaning, let slip, liberate, lie in, lift, line, lot, lunge at, make, make amends, make at, make
away with, make believe, make do, make for, make good, make it,
make it with, make known, make much of, make off, make off with,
make out, make over, make peace, make room, make the grade, make
tracks, make up, make up for, make way, makeup, making, manage, manner, manufacture, mark, matrix, mature, mental set, mention, merge in, metamorphose, mettle, mind, mind-set, mix, mixture, modality, mode, model, modify, mold, molding, mould, move, move aside, muddle through,
mutate, name, naturalize, nature, navigate, net, net income, net receipts,
number, oblige, observe, obtain, occasion, offset, on the make, operate, order, organic structure, organism, organization, organize, originate, output, overstate, pamper, parent, pass, patch together, pattern, patterning, pay, pay for, perceive, perform, perform as, perpetrate, persuade, persuasion, phylum, physique, piece together,
piecing together, pilfer,
pinch, place, plan, play, pocket, polish off, pop up,
pounce upon, pour, practice, predilection, predisposition, prefabricate, preference, prepare, present, press, pressure, pretend, prevail upon, proceed, proceeds, proclivity, procreate, procure, produce, product, production, profits, promote, promulgate, propensity, prosecute, prosper, prototype, prove to be,
provoke, publish, pull down, pull in,
pull off, punch in, purloin, pushy, put, put away, put away for, put in,
put in force, put into port, put out, put through, put to rights,
put together, put up, putting together, race, raise, reach, read, realize, reap, rear, rearrange, receipt, receipts, receivables, receive, reckon, reconvert, record, rectify, redecorate, redress, reduce to, regurgitate, remedy, remodel, render, repay, represent, require, resolve into, restore, restrain, return, returns, reveal, revenue, reverse, ring in, rip off,
rob, roll in, royalties, run, run away, run for, run for it,
run off, run up, rush, rush
at, sack, sail for,
sanction, score, scram, scrape along, second crop,
secure, seduce, see, select, serve, serve as, set, set afloat, set on foot, set
right, set up, set upon, settle, setup, shape, shaping, shift, show, show up, sign, sign in, sign over,
significant form, sire,
skedaddle, slant, sort, spawn, species, square, stamp, stand for, start, steal, steer toward, storm, strain, streak, stream, stretch, stripe, structure, structuring, style, succeed, suggest, suppose, surge, surge back, survive, swipe, switch, switch over, syneresis, synthesis, synthesize, take, take and do, take care of,
take in, take off, take-in, takings, tectonics, temper, temperament, tendency, texture, the like of, the likes
of, think, thrive, tidy up, tie, time in, tip off, tissue, total, transact, transfer, transform, transmute, travel, traverse, trend, tribe, triumph, turn, turn back, turn into, turn of
mind, turn over, turn the trick, turn up, twist, type, understand, unearned income,
unite in, up and do, urge,
use force upon, vamoose,
variety, vigorous, vintage, warp, warp and woof, weave, web, whomp up, win, work, work out, wreak, write, write down, write out,
yield