See also måke
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English[]
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Etymology 1[]
From Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Proto-Germanic *makōn, from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-, "to fashion". Near cognates include German machen and Dutch maken.
Verb[]
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to Make (third-person singular simple present makes, present participle making, simple past and past participle made)
- To create, construct, or produce.
- We made a bird feeder for our yard.
- They hope to make a bigger profit.
- We’ll make a man out of him yet.
- To constitute.
- They make a cute couple.
- This makes the third infraction.
- (construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- I don’t know what to make of it.
- (usually stressed) To bring into success.
- This company is what made you.
- She married into wealth. She has it made.
- (second object is an adjective, participle, or noun) To cause to be.
- The citizens made their objections clear.
- This might make you a bit woozy.
- Did I make myself heard?
- Scotch will make you a man.
- (second object is a verb) To cause to do.
- You’re making her cry.
- I was made to feel like a criminal.
- (second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- The teacher made the student study.
- Don’t let them make you suffer.
- (of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
- (object is a bed, referred to by the word bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (of a person being sought) To recognise (without being recognised in return).
- 2004, George Nolfi et al, Ocean's Twelve, Warner Bros. Pictures, 0:50:30,
- Linus Caldwell: Well, she just made Danny and Yen, which means in the next 48 hours the three o' your pictures are gonna be in every police station in Europe.
- 2007 May 4, Andrew Dettmann et al, "Under Pressure", episode 3-22 of Numb3rs, 00:01:16,
- David Sinclair: (walking) Almost at Seventh; I should have a visual any second now. (rounds a corner, almost collides into Kaleed Asan) Damn, that was close.
Don Eppes: David, he make you?
David Sinclair: No, I don't think so.
- David Sinclair: (walking) Almost at Seventh; I should have a visual any second now. (rounds a corner, almost collides into Kaleed Asan) Damn, that was close.
- 2004, George Nolfi et al, Ocean's Twelve, Warner Bros. Pictures, 0:50:30,
- To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- 1990, Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas:
- Jimmy Conway: They're gonna make him.
- Henry Hill: Paulie's gonna make you?
- 1990, Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas:
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Derived terms[]
Terms derived from the verb "make"
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See also[]
- Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take
Translations[]
to construct
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to produce
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to create
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to constitute
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to interpret
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to bring into success
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to cause to be
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to cause to do
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to force to do
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to indicate or suggest to be
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to recognise
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Noun[]
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Make ({{{1}}})
- (often of a car) Brand or kind; often paired with model. syn. transl.
- What make of car do you drive?
- How a thing is made; construction. syn.
- 1907, Mark Twain, A Horse's Tale[1]:
- I can name the tribe every moccasin belongs to by the make of it.
- 1907, Mark Twain, A Horse's Tale[1]:
- Origin of a manufactured article; manufacture. syn.
- The camera was of German make.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials. syn.
- 1902 September 16, “German Iron and Steel Production”, The New York Times, page 8:
- In 1880 the make of pig iron in all countries was 18,300,000 tons.
- 1902 September 16, “German Iron and Steel Production”, The New York Times, page 8:
- (dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing. syn.
- 1908, Charles Thomas Jacobi, Printing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Typography as Applied More Particularly to the Printing of Books[2], page 331:
- Template:... papers are respectively of second or inferior quality, the last being perhaps torn or broken in the "make" — as the manufacture is technically termed.
- 1908, Charles Thomas Jacobi, Printing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Typography as Applied More Particularly to the Printing of Books[2], page 331:
- A person's character or disposition. syn.
- 1914, Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, Perch of the Devil[3], page 274:
- I never feel very much excited about any old thing; it's not my make; but I've got a sort of shiver inside of me, and a watery feeling in the heart region.
- 1914, Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton, Perch of the Devil[3], page 274:
- Template:Bridge The declaration of the trump for a hand.
- 1925, Robert William Chambers, The Talkers[4], page 195:
- It's your make as the cards lie. Take your time.
- 1925, Robert William Chambers, The Talkers[4], page 195:
- Template:Physics The closing of an electrical circuit. syn.
- 1947, Charles Seymour Siskind, Electricity[5], page 94:
- If the interrupter operated every 2 sec., the current would rise to 10 amp. and drop to zero with successive "makes" and "breaks."
- 1947, Charles Seymour Siskind, Electricity[5], page 94:
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- 2003, D. Curtis Jamison, Perl Programming for Biologists[6], ISBN 0471430595, page 115:
- However, the unzip and make programs weren't found, so the default was left blank.
- 2003, D. Curtis Jamison, Perl Programming for Biologists[6], ISBN 0471430595, page 115:
- (slang) Recognition or identification, especially from police records or evidence. syn.
- 2003, John Lutz, The Night Spider[7], ISBN 0786015160, page 53:
- "They ever get a make on the blood type?" Horn asked, staring at the stained mattress.
- 2003, John Lutz, The Night Spider[7], ISBN 0786015160, page 53:
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past or future target of seduction (usually female). syn.
- 2007, Prudence Mors Rains, Becoming an Unwed Mother[8], ISBN 020230955X, page 26:
- To me, if I weren't going with someone and was taking pills, it would be like advertising that I'm an easy make.
- 1962, Ralph Moreno, A Man's Estate[9], page 12:
- She's your make, not mine. Template:... It isn't anything short of difficult to entertain someone else's pregnant fiancee.
- 2007, Prudence Mors Rains, Becoming an Unwed Mother[8], ISBN 020230955X, page 26:
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- 2004, Joseph Stilwell, Seven Stars: The Okinawa Battle Diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. and Joseph Stilwell[10], ISBN 1585442941, page 94:
- Sent back the list of makes with only Post and Hamilton on it. (Buckner had recommended 10 staff officers and 1 combat soldier!)
- 2004, Joseph Stilwell, Seven Stars: The Okinawa Battle Diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. and Joseph Stilwell[10], ISBN 1585442941, page 94:
Synonyms[]
- (brand def. transl.): brand; type; manufacturer
- (construction def.): construction; manufacture
- (origin def.): origin; manufacture
- (quantity produced def.): production; output
- (act or process of making def.): making; manufacture; manufacturing; production
- (personal character def.): makeup, disposition, character; type, way
- (closing circuit def.): closing; completion; actuation
- (recognition def.): ID, identification
- (target of seduction def.): lay
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Etymology 2[]
Aphetic form of i-make, reinforced by Scandinavian cognates (maki (“‘spouse’”), Danish mage).
Noun[]
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Make ({{{1}}})
- Template:Dialectal Mate; a spouse or companion.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.vii:
- Th'Elfe therewith astownd, / Vpstarted lightly from his looser make, / And his vnready weapons gan in hand to take.
- 1624, Ben Jonson, The Masque of Owls at Kenilworth:
- Where their maids and their makes / At dancing and wakes, / Had their napkins and posies / And the wipers for their noses
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, I.vii:
Etymology 3[]
Origin uncertain.
Noun[]
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Make ({{{1}}})
- (British, obsolete) A halfpenny.
- 1826, Sir Walter Scott, Woodstock; Or, the Cavalier:
- the last we shall have, I take it; for a make to a million, but we trine to the nubbing cheat to-morrow.
- 1826, Sir Walter Scott, Woodstock; Or, the Cavalier:
Anagrams[]
- aekm,
- kame
Dutch[]
Verb[]
Make
- The singular present subjunctive of maken.
Hawaiian[]
Etymology[]
Originally mate, compare Maori mate.
Noun[]
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Japanese[]
Noun[]
Make (hiragana まけ)
- 負け: lose
Swedish[]
Pronunciation[]
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Noun[]
| Inflection for Make | Singular | Plural | ||
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Base form | Make | maken | makar | makarna |
| Possessive form | Makes | makens | makars | makarnas |
- spouse; husband; married man
Synonyms[]
Antonyms[]
- fru
- hustru
- maka
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