to make
- verb
- /meɪk/
- Fagan implores librarians to "make up for these tools' inadequacies and capitalize on new opportunities."
- make arrangements
- make sure
- make plans
Examples
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Can you help me make plans for our meeting next week?
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We need to make arrangements for the party this weekend.
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No better time than now to make our move.
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I live to make this wedding happen.
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Allow staff time to work on the program and make it a firm commitment.
Academic text (2012) -
So let's make our mark while we can.
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Decide what is most important, and make arrangements for a further interview to cover the rest.
Academic text (2011) -
Let's make this the best counselor weekend yet.
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Be sure to thank your collaborator and make plans for the next project.
Academic text (2011) -
But Burke's office crafted an alternative: make lawyers available to help self-helpers prepare their cases.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
To arrange something or cause it to happen
To organize an event or activity
To plan and organize something so it can happen
Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well
To organize a party or small social event for people
To organize and present an event or show
To organize an event and take care of its details
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 Responsible
- US
Surface Forms
Etymology
Make comes from the Old English macian, which meant 'to prepare' or 'to do'. So to make arrangements is to prepare or organize an event.