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to make

to make

489 2.8
To add amounts to reach a total
  • verb
  • /meɪk/
translation icon : sumar
  • Recruitment strategies were not described, making it difficult to generalize results.
  • make calculations
  • make an estimate
  • make a total

Examples

  • What do you make a week?

    Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

  • Objective welfare judgments do not make the capture problem go away.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Now you can make an estimate of its distance.

  • Students have many suggestions for making the library more conducive to learning.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Since 1997, the Border Patrol has made internal calculations of "known illegal entries."

    Academic text (2011)

  • I counted boxes of cut crystal to make sure that Brant had received the full order.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • We'll make it $50.

    The Front Page (1974)

  • Make your own friends.

    Rush (2013)

  • In this perspective, the paradox of unity and separation makes the act of interpretation possible.

    Academic text (1992)

  • You can make a rough calculation to find the total cost of the project.

Synonyms

to add
vsto make
934 1.0

Put numbers or amounts together to find their total

also covers looser judgments and ways to arrive at a value
to estimate
vsto make
765 2.8

To make a rough calculation of how much or how many something is

is broader, also including precise arithmetic and exact totaling methods
to come to
vsto make
276 2.9

Add up to a certain total

is wider, also used when someone judges or calculates an approximate value
to amount
vsto make
251 3.4

To add up to a certain total or result

is broader, including methods that judge, calculate, or reach that figure
to amount to
vsto make
229 3.1

Be the same as something, often a bad result

is wider, covering the act of judging or calculating such correspondence
to calculate
vsto make
210 2.8

To work out an amount using maths or a calculator

is less strict, also including quick judgments and simple adding to reach values
to sum
vsto make
168 1.0

To add two or more numbers to find their total

also includes approximate judgement or other calculation methods for a value
to work out
vsto make
122 2.8

To calculate a number or total from given facts

is broader, also used for rough guesses and simple totaling
to add up
vsto make
118 1.0

Find the total of several numbers

is broader, also covers rough guesses and other ways to reach a value
to total
vsto make
65 1.0

To add numbers together to find the whole amount

is broader, allowing rough guessing or different calculation approaches
to add together
vsto make
7 1.0

To calculate the total of two or more numbers by putting them together

is wider, including rough judgments and different methods to reach a value
to sum up
vsto make
1 2.1

Add several numbers to find the total

is more general, covering estimates and other ways to state a value

Antonyms

to subtract
56 1.6

To take one number away from another

Idioms

to make a fool of oneself
42 4.1

Act in a way that makes you look silly or embarrassed

to make something of oneself
35 4.9

To become successful and have a better life by working hard

to make yourself at home
34 3.0

Relax and act like you are at home

to make a name for oneself
30 3.7

To become known for what you do by working hard

to make or break
  • Informal
26 4.5

Decide whether something is a complete success or failure

to make my day
  • Informal
23 5.6

To give someone great happiness

to make a killing
  • Informal
21 4.9

To earn a lot of money very quickly and easily

to make a face
18 3.2

Move parts of your face to show dislike, pain, or to be funny

to make a dent
14 4.0

To reduce an amount like cost or work in an obvious way

to kiss and make up
  • Informal
12 3.4

To become friendly again after an argument

to make your mark
  • Informal
11 4.1

To get noticed for your work in an area, for example in art or business

to make a splash
11 3.9

Get a lot of attention in an exciting way

to make it up as one goes along
  • Informal
11 6.6

Decide or think of things during a situation without planning ahead

to make it snappy
  • Informal
10 7.7

To tell someone to hurry

to make the grade
8 4.1

To reach the level needed to succeed

to make an ass of oneself
  • Offensive
7 8.5

To act in a way that makes you look foolish in front of others

to make no bones about
6 6.1

Say something openly and directly without hiding it

to make one's blood boil
  • Informal
6 7.0

To cause someone to feel very angry

to make hay
  • Informal
5 6.6

To use a good chance to get an advantage

to make your head spin
  • Informal
4 7.0

To leave someone feeling overwhelmed or confused by too much information

to make a stink
  • Informal
4 6.8

Complain loudly in public to get attention

to make a mountain out of a molehill
  • Informal
3 6.4

Treat a small problem as if it were very serious

to make a night of it
  • Informal
3 6.3

To spend the whole evening enjoying yourself

to make a monkey out of
  • Offensive
3 8.4

Make someone look silly in front of other people by tricking or embarrassing them

to make head spin
  • Informal
3 7.4

To cause someone to feel confused or overwhelmed by too much information

to make the world go around
3 5.5

The most important thing that makes life keep going, like money or love

to make out like a bandit
  • Informal
2 8.4

Get a lot of money or things by luck

to make someone's day
  • Informal
2 3.0

To give someone a lot of happiness, often by a small kind act

to make an honest woman of
  • Archaic
1 9.5

To marry a woman, often after a romantic or sexual relationship, to make the relationship legal and respected

to make a clean breast of
1 7.5

To tell the whole truth about something wrong you did

to make a boo-boo
  • Baby Talk
1 8.4

To do something wrong by accident in a small, silly way

to make water
  • NSFW
1 9.1

To pass urine from the body

to make a meal of
  • Informal
1 8.3

Act as if something is much more difficult or important than it is

to make a pig of oneself
  • Informal
1 7.6

To eat or drink too much

to make hay while the sun shines
  • Informal
1 5.8

Act while a good chance is still there

to make lemonade out of lemons
  • Informal
1 5.0

Turn a bad situation into something good

to make a boob
  • Archaic
1 8.2

To do something foolish or embarrassing by mistake

to make a show of oneself
  • Informal
1 7.5

To behave so others notice you in an embarrassing way

to make a pig's ear of
  • UK
1 9.3

Do something very badly and spoil how it turns out

to make an ass out of you and me
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To do something that makes both people look foolish

to make baby Jesus cry
  • Informal
1 9.9

Cause great sadness or disappointment, often as a joke

to make a virtue of necessity
1 8.2

To find the good side in something you cannot avoid

to make love to the camera
  • NSFW
1 9.1

To look and act in a sexy way for a camera

to make the running
  • UK
1 7.7

To take the lead in a group or activity and get others to follow

fine feathers make fine birds
9.1

Nice clothes make a person look more impressive

to make your bed and lie in it
  • Informal
7.0

To accept the bad results of your own choices

to make a cat laugh
  • Archaic
7.8

To be very funny in a silly way that makes people laugh

to make a bolt
6.8

To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid

to make a fist of
  • UK
8.2

Try hard to do a difficult task and succeed a little

to make a sally
  • Literature
9.0

To go out quickly on a short trip with a clear purpose

to make a schmutter
  • Slang
9.9

To do something badly so it goes wrong

to make a silk purse of a sow's ear
9.9

Turn something of low quality into something valuable

Phrasal Verbs

to make sure
∞ 1.1

Check or do something so you are sure about it

to make up
972 3.2

Invent a story or excuse that is not true

to make sense
858 1.4

To be easy to understand and seem reasonable

to make oneself clear
545 3.4

Say something so other people understand what you mean

to make a difference
482 2.8

Cause a clear, positive change in a situation or person

to make money
477 1.2

To get money by working or running a business

to make it to
431 3.7

To arrive at a place or event even with problems

to make it
  • Informal
377 3.2

To pass a test or be chosen in a selection

to make (someone) feel better
329 1.5

Help someone feel happier when they are sad or sick

to make it
  • Informal
311 3.4

To survive after danger or a serious problem

to make fun of
  • Offensive
307 2.3

Laugh at someone or say things that make them feel embarrassed

to make love
  • NSFW
296 5.3

Have sex with someone you love or care about

to make a decision
274 1.0

To choose what to do after thinking about the options

to make up
252 2.8

Do work you missed to catch up

to make someone laugh
252 1.0

Cause someone to feel amused by saying or doing something funny

to make up
239 2.7

Be the parts that form a whole

to make it
  • Informal
207 3.4

To become very successful in a job or career

to make decisions
187 1.8

To choose between different options after thinking

to make it up to
161 3.5

Do something kind for someone to show you are sorry for making them unhappy

to make it happen
143 3.0

Get something you want by working to reach it

to make friends
134 1.0

Begin to be friendly with someone

to make out
  • NSFW
130 8.1

To kiss and touch someone in a sexual way

to make a point
129 3.5

Try to do something on purpose because it is important

to make a statement
125 3.8

To show an opinion in public by what you wear or do

to make for
119 3.7

Help to cause something to happen

to make a move
119 3.2

To start doing something yourself after waiting or thinking

to make contact
113 2.8

To get in touch with someone after a time without talking

to make out
109 4.6

To see, hear, or understand something when it is hard

to make up one's mind
102 3.2

Decide after thinking about the choices

to make the call
98 3.7

To decide what to do in an important situation

to make a call
93 1.0

To phone someone

to make peace
89 3.4

To stop arguing and become friendly again

to make it possible
88 2.4

To allow someone or something to do what they could not before

to make up
79 2.6

Put makeup on your face to change how you look

to make up
77 2.7

Become friends again after a fight

to make good
70 3.9

To keep a promise

to make history
61 4.1

To do something important that people will remember for a long time

to make the best
60 3.4

Create something of the highest quality

to make a case
59 3.7

To give reasons to support or oppose an idea

to make way
57 2.3

Move aside to let a person or vehicle pass

to make ends meet
  • Informal
56 3.5

To live on a small amount of money

to make amends
55 3.4

To do something to fix a mistake and show you are sorry

to make a fortune
54 3.2

To earn a lot of money, often in a short time

to make someone smile
54 1.0

Cause someone to feel happy or amused

to make do
49 3.7

Use what you have even if it is not enough

to make up
48 2.6

Tidy a bed or room so it looks neat

to make out
46 3.7

To write all needed information on a form or document

to make time
45 3.5

Find time for something important by changing other plans

to make a scene
  • Informal
45 4.9

Act loudly in public to show strong feeling and get attention

to make noise
42 1.3

To make a sound that is loud or easy to hear

to make headlines
  • Literature
40 3.2

To get a lot of attention in the news

to make matters worse
37 4.0

To cause a situation to become more difficult or unpleasant

to make a sacrifice
37 3.9

To give up something important to help other people or reach a long-term goal

to make a run for it
  • Informal
36 5.3

To try to escape quickly, often by running

to make an appearance
36 3.5

Go to an event, often briefly or in a formal way

to make good on
36 4.1

Keep a promise or pay what you owe

to make a speech
  • Formal
35 2.8

Give a formal talk to people at a public or special event

to make a comeback
33 3.5

To become popular or successful again after a time away

to make a point of
31 3.5

Always do something because you think it is important

to make yourself comfortable
31 3.1

Sit down and relax as if you are at home

to make the cut
31 4.8

To be chosen to join a team after a test or tryout

to make out
  • Informal
27 6.0

To pretend or claim something is true when it is not

to make news
  • Literature
26 3.4

To get attention by appearing in news reports

to make time for
24 3.0

Find time to do something even when busy

to make a stand
23 4.6

Publicly say you strongly agree or disagree with something

to make a fuss
22 3.0

Complain loudly about something small

to make a mockery of
21 6.7

To treat something as silly and show no respect

to make it a point
21 4.3

Be sure to do something regularly

to make things happen
21 3.2

To take action that causes events or results

to make out
  • Informal
20 3.7

To manage or get by during a difficult time

to make off
19 6.4

To run away quickly after stealing or committing a crime

to make it big
  • Informal
18 4.1

Become very successful in a job or career

to make believe
17 3.8

Pretend something is real for fun or play

Compounds

make-up
36 2.0

Things people put on their face or body to change how they look

make-believe
33 3.2

Play in which people pretend and imagine stories and roles

make-up
18 3.5

An event that takes place later to replace one cancelled or missed

make-up
4 4.2

The parts that form a person, group or thing

make-believe
3 3.7

Imaginary and made to seem real for play or stories

make-work
1 8.4

Tasks given mainly to keep someone busy instead of producing useful results

make-do
1 5.7

A temporary thing used instead of what you need

Surface Forms

make infinitive
making present participle
makes third person singular
made past
made past participle

Etymology

Make comes from the Old English macian, which meant 'to put together' or 'to do'. So to make a total is to put parts together and find the full amount.