to make
- verb
- /meɪk/
- How did these people make their way to Ohio?
- make progress
- make one's way
- make gains
How did these people make their way to Ohio?
- How did these people make their way to Ohio?
Examples
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I think I can make it work.
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You're gonna dance, Queens, and make us win that contest.
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But the question is, will we make the effort or not?
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It's probably best that I make a start on that.
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We are going to make our country great again.
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And then say, OK, well, let's make that real over here.
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You explore it and make your choice, not theirs.
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Why don't you make for the border now?
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She's a newish transfer student, and I want her to make friends with the right people.
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After a long journey, we finally made it to the top of the mountain.
Synonyms
Reach a goal, place, or state after effort
Get to a place, level, or goal after effort
To reach a goal by effort or skill
To get something useful, often by effort, like money or skills
To reach a target or goal
To arrive at a place or event even with problems
Reach a place, for example a station, or come to a decision after thinking
To reach a level, place, or goal after hard work
Move on to a higher level after getting better
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 Successful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Make comes from the Old English macian, which meant 'to do'. So to make it to a place means to succeed in getting there or to reach your goal.