Definition
Meaning of 'make'
Meaning of 'make' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Make 
[ n.]
- A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. [ n.]- Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.
2. Make [ v. i.]
- To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to
interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase to meddle or make. [ v. i.]- To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen.
- To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage.
- To increase; to augment; to accrue.
- To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
3. Make [ v. t.]
- To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to
produce; to frame; to fashion; to create. [ v. t.]- To form of materials; to cause to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate.
- To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; -- often with up; as, to make up a story.
- To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc.
- To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc.
- To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or happen to one; as, to make a large profit; to make an error; to make a loss; to make money.
- To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day.
- To put a desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive.
- To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make fast.
- To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.
- To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
- To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing.
- To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to.
- To be engaged or concerned in.
- To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of.
Meaning of 'make' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. make [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a recognizable kind
- a recognizable kind
Example in sentence:
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now;
- what make of car is that?
2. make [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- assure the success of
- assure the success of
Example in sentence:
- A good review by this critic will make your play!
Meaning (3):
- eliminate urine
- eliminate urine
Example in sentence:
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
Meaning (4):
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
Example in sentence:
- cause a commotion;
- cause an accident;
- make a stir
Meaning (5):
- constitute the essence of
- constitute the essence of
Example in sentence:
- Clothes make the man
Meaning (6):
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- prepare for eating by applying heat
Example in sentence:
- can you make me an omelette?;
- Cook me dinner, please;
- fix breakfast for the guests, please
Meaning (7):
- create by artistic means
- create by artistic means
Example in sentence:
- Auden made verses;
- create a poem;
- Picasso created Cubism;
- Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
Meaning (8):
- create or design, often in a certain way
- create or design, often in a certain way
Example in sentence:
- Do my room in blue;
- I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
Meaning (9):
- add up to
- add up to
Example in sentence:
- four and four make eight
Meaning (10):
- give certain properties to something
- give certain properties to something
Example in sentence:
- Don't make this into a big deal;
- get someone mad;
- He made a fool of himself at the meeting;
- Make yourself clear;
- She made us look silly;
- This invention will make you a millionaire
Meaning (11):
- induce to have sex
- induce to have sex
Example in sentence:
- Did you score last night?;
- Harry finally seduced Sally;
- Harry made Sally
Meaning (12):
- appear to begin an activity
- appear to begin an activity
Example in sentence:
- He made to speak but said nothing in the end;
- She made as if to say hello to us
Meaning (13):
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
Example in sentence:
- He makes a great host;
- He will make a fine father
Meaning (14):
- develop into
- develop into
Example in sentence:
- He will make a splendid father!
Meaning (15):
- organize or be responsible for
- organize or be responsible for
Example in sentence:
- give a course;
- have, throw, or make a party;
- hold a reception
Meaning (16):
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Example in sentence:
- He clears $5,000 each month;
- How much do you make a month in your new job?;
- She earns a lot in her new job;
- this merger brought in lots of money
Meaning (17):
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
Example in sentence:
- draw a conclusion;
- draw parallels;
- I draw a line here;
- make an estimate;
- What do you make of his remarks?
Meaning (18):
- calculate as being
- calculate as being
Example in sentence:
- I make the height about 100 feet
Meaning (19):
- consider as being
- consider as being
Example in sentence:
- It wasn't the problem some people made it
Meaning (20):
- perform or carry out
- perform or carry out
Example in sentence:
- make a decision;
- make a move;
- make a phone call;
- make advances
Meaning (21):
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
Example in sentence:
- make a cake;
- make a dress;
- make a wall of stones
Meaning (22):
- gather and light the materials for
- gather and light the materials for
Example in sentence:
- make a fire
Meaning (23):
- make or cause to be or to become
- make or cause to be or to become
Example in sentence:
- create a furor;
- make a mess in one's office
Meaning (24):
- carry out or commit
- carry out or commit
Example in sentence:
- commit a faux-pas;
- make a mistake
Meaning (25):
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
Example in sentence:
- Make a quorum
Meaning (26):
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
Example in sentence:
- make enemies;
- make friends
Meaning (27):
- institute, enact, or establish
- institute, enact, or establish
Example in sentence:
- make laws
Meaning (28):
- engage in
- engage in
Example in sentence:
- do nothing;
- do research;
- make an effort;
- make love, not war;
- make revolution
Meaning (29):
- behave in a certain way
- behave in a certain way
Example in sentence:
- make merry
Meaning (30):
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
Example in sentence:
- make my day
Meaning (31):
- put in order or neaten
- put in order or neaten
Example in sentence:
- make the bed;
- make up a room
Meaning (32):
- reach a goal
- reach a goal
Example in sentence:
- make the first team;
- She may not make the grade;
- We made it!
Meaning (33):
- change from one form into another
- change from one form into another
Example in sentence:
- make clay into bricks;
- make lead into gold;
- make water into wine
Meaning (34):
- achieve a point or goal
- achieve a point or goal
Example in sentence:
- Nicklaus had a 70;
- She made 29 points that day;
- The Brazilian team got 4 goals
Meaning (35):
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
Example in sentence:
- Heat makes you sweat;
- People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!
Meaning (36):
- favor the development of
- favor the development of
Example in sentence:
- Practice makes the winner
Meaning (37):
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
Example in sentence:
- She makes like an actress
Meaning (38):
- charge with a function; charge to be
- charge with a function; charge to be
Example in sentence:
- She was made president of the club;
- She was named Head of the Committee
Meaning (39):
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
Example in sentence:
- My children finally got me to buy a computer;
- My wife made me buy a new sofa;
- The ads induced me to buy a VCR
Meaning (40):
- have a bowel movement
- have a bowel movement
Example in sentence:
- The dog had made in the flower beds
Meaning (41):
- head into a specified direction
- head into a specified direction
Example in sentence:
- The escaped convict took to the hills;
- We made for the mountains
Meaning (42):
- make by combining materials and parts
- make by combining materials and parts
Example in sentence:
- Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer;
- this little pig made his house out of straw
Meaning (43):
- amount to
- amount to
Example in sentence:
- This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
Meaning (44):
- to compose or represent
- to compose or represent
Example in sentence:
- The branches made a roof;
- This makes a fine introduction;
- This wall forms the background of the stage setting
Meaning (45):
- undergo fabrication or creation
- undergo fabrication or creation
Example in sentence:
- This wool makes into a nice sweater
Meaning (46):
- reach in time
- reach in time
Example in sentence:
- We barely made the plane
Meaning (47):
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
Example in sentence:
- I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts;
- The water reached the doorstep;
- We barely made it to the finish line;
- We hit Detroit by noon
Meaning (48):
- create or manufacture a man-made product
- create or manufacture a man-made product
Example in sentence:
- The company has been making toys for two centuries;
- We produce more cars than we can sell
Meaning (49):
- be suitable for
- be suitable for
Example in sentence:
- Wood makes good furniture
Meaning (50):
- proceed along a path
- proceed along a path
Example in sentence:
- make one's way into the forest;
- work one's way through the crowd
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