make
verb
uk
/meɪk/ us
/meɪk/ made | mademake verb (PRODUCE)
A1 [ T ]
She makes all her own clothes.
[ + two objects ] He made us some coffee./He made some coffee for us.
is made to The pot is made to withstand high temperatures.
is made out of/from Butter is made out of/from milk.
- makeCan I make you a cup of coffee?
- produceCalifornia produces a lot of grapes.
- createLeonardo da Vinci created the masterpiece we know as "Mona Lisa".
- inventAlexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone.
- developThey are working to develop the next generation of underwater vehicles.
- manufactureThe car is manufactured in Germany.
- buildThe house was built in the 1950s.
- constructThe company wants to construct a 175-mile pipeline.
- put something upPutting up a wall will not solve the problem.
- erectIt's unlawful to erect a building until you get approval.
- assembleHe has a job assembling furniture in a warehouse.
- put togetherWithout the instruction sheet, I've got no idea how to put all these parts together.
- anti-creative
- artefact
- attribute
- attribute something to someone
- bang something out
- bash
- crank
- generative
- generativity
- grind
- grind something out
- handmade
- knock
- rig
- rig something up
- roll (something) out
- rollout
- run something up
- rush something out
- stitch
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
make verb (CAUSE)
make verb (CAUSE TO BE)
[ + noun ] It's the good weather that makes Spain such a popular tourist destination.
[ + past participle ] She had to shout to make herself heard above the sound of the music.
I can make myself understood in French, but I'm not fluent.
They went up to the Ambassador and made themselves known (to her).
made easy The book's advertised as "navigation made easy".
- causeFirefighters determined that a campfire spark caused the wildfire.
- bring aboutMany illnesses are brought about by poor diet and lack of exercise.
- result inThe fire resulted in damage to their house.
- lead toReducing speed limits has led to fewer deaths on the motorways.
- makeThe heat is making me tired.
- arouseIt's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest.
make verb (FORCE)
make verb (PERFORM)
I need to make a doctor's appointment.
make an effort You're not making any effort.
make progress We're making good progress.
make a suggestion Can I make a suggestion?
make verb (TOTAL)
12 and 12 make 24.
Today's earthquake makes five since the beginning of the year.
[ + obj + noun ] I have 29 different teapots in my collection - if I buy this one that'll make it 30.
make verb (CALCULATE)
[ T + obj + noun ] UK
to calculate as:
- I make it 2,300.
- I made it three o'clock exactly when they set off.
- What do you make his temperature?
- I make it just gone two o'clock.
- I make the total £5.69.
make verb (EARN/GET)
make verb (ARRIVE)
B1 [ T ] informal
make verb (GET PLACE)
- A game
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquit
- actualize
- bear
- get through
- get to/reach first base idiom
- go far idiom
- go from strength to strength idiom
- go into orbit idiom
- kill
- pan
- rise
- sail through (something)
- scale the heights idiom
- scrape through (something)
- sew something up
- slam dunk
- stand out
make verb (APPEAR IN NEWS)
- ambulance chaser
- breaking news
- bury the lede idiom
- citizen journalism
- columnist
- correspondent
- dispatch
- hit the headlines idiom
- hot off the press idiom
- investigative journalism
- investigative journalist
- journalism
- journo
- pap
- paparazzi
- paparazzo
- photojournalism
- photojournalist
- the Associated Press
- the Press Association
make verb (PERFECT)
Grammar
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
- sortWhat sort of clothes do you like to wear?
- kindWhat kind of job are you looking for?
- typeHe's the type of man who never listens to what you're saying.
- formSwimming is the best form of exercise.
- varietyThe article was about the different varieties of Spanish spoken in South America.
- categoryThere are three categories of hotel room - standard, executive, and deluxe.
