to make
- verb
- /meɪk/
- They want to make a homemade cake for the party this weekend.
- make a decision
- make connections
- make a contribution
The point of this is it's time to make the sauce.
- The point of this is it's time to make the sauce.
- People would make things, we would make things with trees and dirt.
- And we go, yes, we make lots of clothes.
- Should we open source how to make bio weapons?
- So we ended up making a moose bar.
- These words, these lines make a poor but portable museum.
- And then this one we are going to make praline.
- I'm going to make myself a nice cloud.
- Because today we're going to make them all ball.
Examples
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The point of this is it's time to make the sauce.
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People would make things, we would make things with trees and dirt.
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Next on the list, learn how to make a great look.
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Make something big that can make you big money.
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Do you guys think we should make our own shoes?
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Find examples and descriptions for them to make it easy to use in the classroom.
Academic text (2015) -
So this would allow us to make proofs, right?
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So first, you're going to make this on the front.
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But right now, it's time to make a giant Oreo cookie.
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So I'm going to try to make a rum caramel.
Synonyms
To make something new that does not exist yet
To make something by joining parts or materials
To make something, often in large amounts for sale
To make something by joining parts, like a model, plan or team
To start something that is meant to last
To make things like paintings, music, or stories for enjoyment
Be the parts that form a whole
To build something by joining parts or materials
To put parts together to make something like a machine or toy
To make or shape something
To make writing, music, or a plan
Officially set a rule or law that people must follow
To make something from parts in a factory
Make something quickly and roughly from things you have
To make something using raw materials
To form an idea or picture in your mind
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business
- Informal
Decide or think of things during a situation without planning ahead
- Offensive
To act in a way that makes you look foolish in front of others
- Informal
To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information
- Informal
Treat a small problem as if it were very serious
- Offensive
Make someone look silly in front of other people by tricking or embarrassing them
- Informal
To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information
The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love
- Archaic
To marry a woman, often after a romantic or sexual relationship, to make the relationship legal and respected
- Offensive
To do something that makes both people look foolish
Phrasal Verbs
Do something kind for someone to show you are sorry for making them unhappy
To give up something important to help other people or reach a long-term goal
Compounds
How Creative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Make comes from the Old English macian, which meant 'to build' or 'to do'. So to make something is to build or create it.