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to make time with

to make time with

1 7.5
Give someone your full attention by being with them
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : dedicar tiempo a
  • He always tries to make time with his friends during the weekends.

Examples

  • He was making time with her.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • I was trying to make time with your girl.

    U Turn (1997)

  • Looked to me like you were trying to make time with her.

    U Turn (1997)

  • - The blond you were making time with.

    Fired Up! (2009)

  • He's trying to make time with me.

    The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

  • Look, I wasn't trying lo make time with your girl.

    U Turn (1997)

  • It's important to make time with loved ones to strengthen your relationships.

  • She decided to make time with her children by planning weekly game nights.

Synonyms

to see
vsto make time with
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

To have a romantic relationship with someone

deliberately give focused quality attention rather than casual meetings
to make time for
vsto make time with
24 3.0

Find time to do something even when busy

choose to spend intentional attentive time with someone rather than just finding time
to keep company
vsto make time with
14 3.3

Spend time with someone so they are not alone

deliberately spend focused quality attention rather than merely being present

Antonyms

to avoid
∞ 1.0

To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening

neglect
100 3.5

Not caring for someone or something that needs care

How Attentive

to engage
117 3.5
to make time with
1 7.5
to meet up with
  • Informal
81 2.1
to drop in
  • Informal
72 3.6

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

make + time + with

The components 'make' (to arrange or create), 'time' (a span available) and 'with' (together/alongside) combine compositionally to mean arranging or deliberately spending time together; a B1 learner who knows each word can infer this sense. Although native usage more commonly prefers 'make time for', the semantic logic is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so the expression is transparent.

Etymology

The phrasal verb make time with comes from the simple image of creating a bit of your day for someone: you make a bit of time and put it with the person like a gift. So, it means 'to spend time with someone' on purpose and give them your attention.