to make
- verb
- /meɪk/
- How will you get others involved and make sure they have ownership in the process?
- make sure
- make sense
- make it difficult
And the FTL jump thing makes it even more so.
- And the FTL jump thing makes it even more so.
- But that doesn't always make you feel good.
- So the issue is what makes one of them me?
- How would you make that make that more verifiable?
- But I will say he made me feel this big.
- But what matters is how you make people feel.
- Well, I mean, yeah, that makes makes sense to me.
- Just the two of you can't make Netflix work so.
Examples
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But what matters is how you make people feel.
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No amount of help from the teacher will make these students successful content comprehenders.
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And our goal should not be to make the world dark.
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It's our turn, we need to make them leave.
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Does that make you sad?
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Whatever it takes, I'll make this right.
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Indeed, this consideration helps to make sense of the entire history of the project.
Academic text (2015) -
The language used to state expectations can make all the difference in shaping school climate.
Academic text (2015) -
Another expectation of curriculum research is to make research findings known to the scientific community.
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To ensure our success, we need to make clear plans for the project.
Synonyms
To make something new that does not exist yet
To make something happen
To make something, often in large amounts for sale
To make something that did not exist before
To make something happen
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Make comes from the Old English macian, which meant 'to do' or 'to cause'. So to make something happen is to cause it to be or to happen.