to make
- verb
- /meɪk/
- Why don't you and I make some art together?
- make sense
- make progress
It's saying, let me make you what you ought to be.
- It's saying, let me make you what you ought to be.
- But you, you use it, you make yourself stronger.
Examples
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It's important to make time for your health and well-being.
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I hope you make each other a bit happier.
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Remember that you can make his life better.
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Remember that you can make his life better.
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Felt like it's going to make me look cool.
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It's saying, let me make you what you ought to be.
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The last thing I'll add is make room for your emotions.
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What are you willing to do to make that come true?
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- That'll make you feel better.
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What's important is, you've inspired me to make a change.
Synonyms
Make a person or thing look good
Make something to fit one person or a special purpose
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 Suitable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Make comes from the Old English macian, which meant 'to form' or 'to do'. So when we say something makes a good choice, we mean it helps to become or be suitable for that use.