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• to make a table/dress/cake
• to make bread/cement/paper
• she makes her own clothes.
• how do you make that dish with the peppers and olives in it?

make

Verb Forms

1. to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together
• to make a table/dress/cake
• to make bread/cement/paper
• She makes her own clothes.
• How do you make that dish with the peppers and olives in it?
• made in France (= on a label)
• What's your shirt made of?
• Traditional Japanese houses were made of wood.
• What's your shirt made out of?
• Wine is made from grapes.
• The grapes are made into wine.
• She made coffee for us all.
• She made us all coffee.
2. to write, create or prepare something
• These regulations were made to protect children.
• My lawyer has been urging me to make a will.
• She has made (= directed or acted in) several movies.
• It is possible to make a hypothesis on the basis of this graph.
• The Environment Secretary is to make a statement on Tuesday.
3. to cause something to appear as a result of breaking, tearing, hitting or removing material
• The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.
• The holes in the cloth were made by moths.
4. to cause something to exist, happen or be done
• to make a noise/mess/fuss
• She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer.
• I keep making the same mistakes.
5. to cause somebody/something to feel, show or have a particular quality; to cause somebody/something to be or become something
• The news made him very happy.
• She made her objections clear.
• Technology promises to make our lives easier.
• He made it clear that he objected.
• The full story was never made public.
• Can you make yourself understood in Russian?
• She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic.
• The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted.
• The company may make targets difficult or impossible to achieve.
• Technology has made it possible to move many jobs away from high-cost locations.
6. to cause somebody/something to do something
• She always makes me laugh.
• This dress makes me look fat.
• What makes you say that (= why do you think so)?
• Nothing will make me change my mind.
• We were made to feel extremely welcome.

Extra Examples

• This does serve to make you question some fundamentals.
• Smokers are often made to feel like social outcasts.
• Politeness made her go back to see him.
• What made you think he was guilty?
• What made you go down to the beach so late last night?
• What he said certainly made us all think.
7. to cause somebody/something to be or become a particular kind of thing or person
• This isn't very important—I don't want to make an issue of it.
• Don't make a habit of it.
• You've made a terrible mess of this job.
• It's important to try and make something of (= achieve something in) your life.
• We'll make a tennis player of you yet.
• I made painting the house my project for the summer.
• She made it her business to find out who was responsible.
• These improvements will make the city a better place to live.
• She 's made her firm a success.
8. to arrange a bed so that it is neat and ready for use
9. to decide, guess, etc. something
• Come on! It's time we made a start.
• The plane was forced to make an emergency landing because of bad weather.
10. to force somebody to do something
• They made me repeat the whole story.
• She must be made to comply with the rules.
• He never cleans his room and his mother never tries to make him.

Extra Examples

• His snoring was so bad, she made him sleep on the sofa downstairs.
• Mum makes us eat lots of vegetables.
• We were made to work very hard.
11. to represent somebody/something as being or doing something
• You've made my nose too big (= for example in a drawing).
• He makes King Lear a truly tragic figure.
12. to elect or choose somebody as something
• She made him her assistant.
13. to become or develop into something; to be suitable for something
• She would have made an excellent teacher.
• This room would make a nice office.
14. to add up to or equal something
• 5 and 7 make 12.
• A hundred cents make one euro.
15. to be a total of something
• That makes the third time he's failed his driving test!
16. to earn or gain money
• She makes $100 000 a year.
• to make a profit/loss
• We need to think of ways to make money.
• He made a fortune on the stock market.
• He makes a living as a stand-up comic.

Extra Examples

• A movie with big name stars in it should make money.
• Did they make any money out of their invention?
• She sold her foreign investments last month and made $75 000.
• The company is making a loss on its children's range.
• There's money to be made from tourism.
• You won't make much money as a shop assistant.
17. to think or calculate something to be something
• What time do you make it?
• I make that exactly $50.
18. to manage to reach or go to a place or position
• Do you think we'll make Dover by 12?
• I'm sorry I couldn't make your party last night.
• He'll never make (= get a place in) the team.
• The story made (= appeared on) the front pages of the national newspapers.
• We just managed to make the deadline (= to finish something in time).

Extra Examples

• Bob made the airport in less than forty minutes.
• The climber was the first woman to make the summit.
19. to cause something to be a success
• Good wine can make a meal.
• The news really made my day.
20. to make a movement that makes it seem as if you are just going to do something
• He made as if to speak.
21. to manage with something that is not really good enough
• We were in a hurry so we had to make do with a quick snack.
22. to become rich and successful
23. to pay for, replace or repair something that has been lost or damaged
• She promised to make good the damage.
24. to do something that you have promised, threatened, etc. to do
• SYNONYM fulfil
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fulfil
25. to be successful in your career
• He never really made it as an actor.
26. to succeed in reaching a place in time, especially when this is difficult
• The flight leaves in twenty minutes—we'll never make it.
27. to be able to be present at a place
• I'm sorry I won't be able to make it (= for example, to a party) on Saturday.
28. to survive after a serious illness or accident; to deal successfully with a difficult experience
• The doctors think he's going to make it.
• I don't know how I made it through the week.
29. to have sex with somebody
30. to pretend to be, know or have something in order to impress people
• He makes like he's the greatest actor of all time.
31. to gain as much advantage, pleasure, etc. as you can from somebody/something
• It's my first trip abroad so I'm going to make the most of it.
• She doesn't know how to make the most of herself (= make herself appear in the best possible way).
32. to treat something/somebody as very important
• He always makes much of his humble origins.
33. to be the thing that makes somebody/something either a success or a failure
• This movie will make or break him as a director.
• It's make-or-break time for the company.
34. to be successful in your life
• I wanted to study hard and really make something of myself.

Word Origin

• Old English macian, of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘fitting’; related to the verb match.