If you offer to sell me your car, I might ask you, "What make is it?" Then you tell me what brand, year and model it is, because in this case make means "type made."
A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
Noun
the act of mixing cards haphazardly
Noun
a recognizable kind; "there''s a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
Verb
act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
Verb
eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
Verb
have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
Verb
behave in a certain way; "make merry"
Verb
give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don''t make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"
Verb
put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
Verb
develop into; "He will make a splendid father!"
Verb
change from one form into another; "make water into wine"; "make lead into gold"; "make clay into bricks"
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favor the development of; "Practice makes the winner"
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cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable; "make my day"
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institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"
Verb
calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet"
Verb
consider as being; "It wasn''t the problem some people made it"
Verb
make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"
Verb
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
Verb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
Verb
assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
Verb
induce to have sex; "Harry finally seduced Sally"; "Did you score last night?"; "Harry made Sally"
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make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one''s office"; "create a furor"
Verb
create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
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create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
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create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
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compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"
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make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"
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make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
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prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
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organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course"
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gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"
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perform or carry out; "make a decision"; "make a move"; "make advances"; "make a phone call"
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reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
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reach in time; "We barely made the plane"
Verb
reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"
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proceed along a path; "work one''s way through the crowd"; "make one''s way into the forest"
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head into a specified direction; "The escaped convict took to the hills"; "We made for the mountains"
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appear to begin an activity; "He made to speak but said nothing i the end"; "She made a if to say hello to us"
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earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "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"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
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achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"
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charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
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engage in; "make love, not war"; "make an effort"; "do research"; "do nothing"; "make revolution"
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carry out or commit; "make a mistake"; "commit a faux-pas"
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form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"; "The branches made a roof"
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constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"
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to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
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amount to; "This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living"
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be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"
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add up to; "four and four make eight"
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be suitable for; "Wood makes good furniture"
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undergo fabrication or creation; "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
n.
A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
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.
v. t.
To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false;
-- often with up; as, to make up a story.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a
bill, note, will, deed, etc.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To put a desired or desirable condition; to cause to
thrive.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to
esteem, suppose, or represent.
v. t.
To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause;
to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
v. t.
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.
v. t.
To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to
constitute; to form; to amount to.
v. t.
To be engaged or concerned in.
v. t.
To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of.
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.
v. i.
To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with for or
against; as, it makes for his advantage.
v. i.
To increase; to augment; to accrue.
v. i.
To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
n.
Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction;
shape; form.
Make
For in this world no woman is Worthy to be my make.
Make
He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf.
And Art, with her contending, doth aspire To excel the natural with made delights.
Call for Samson, that he may make us sport.
Wealth maketh many friends.
I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of the faults which I have made.
He accuseth Neptune unjustly who makes shipwreck a second time.
Who makes or ruins with a smile or frown.2.
Who made thee a prince and a judge over us?
See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh.
He is not that goose and ass that Valla would make him.4.
I will make them hear my words.
They should be made to rise at their early hour.5.
And old cloak makes a new jerkin.6.
The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea, Make but one temple for the Deity.7.
Gomez, what makest thou here, with a whole brotherhood of city bailiffs?8.
They that sail in the middle can make no land of either side.
If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, they made him away.
Make the doors upon a woman's wit, and it will out at the casement.-
He was all made up of love and charms!
Make
A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make.2.
Follow after the things which make for peace.
Considerations infinite Do make against it.4.
To solace him some time, as I do when I make.
Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled.
My lord of London maketh as though he were greatly displeased with me.--
Make
It our perfection of so frail a make As every plot can undermine and shake?
A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to create.
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.
Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.
Usage Examples
A company that pays attention to the family unit is a successful company. We don't isolate the family. We don't make rides that say, 'Hey mom, dad, you go sit on the bench.'
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
A friend told me that teenage girls are always looking for someone to pin their dreams on. That doesn't make it any less weird though.
15 minutes a day! Give me just this and I'll prove I can make you a new man.
A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it.
'Funny People' is my favorite performance of myself to date. Even though it's a comedy and there are serious moments, I really felt like Leo felt like a real person. It didn't feel like I was playing myself. Whether it's a comedy or drama, I just try to make it as realistic as possible.
A coldly rationalist individualist can deny that he has any obligation to make sacrifices for the future.
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Other Usage ExamplesA corporation's primary goal is to make money. Government's primary role is to take a big chunk of that money and give it to others.
A girl's got to do what she's got to do to make somebody pay her a compliment. If that means moaning 'til the cows come home, then so be it.
A concerted effort to preserve our heritage is a vital link to our cultural, educational, aesthetic, inspirational, and economic legacies - all of the things that quite literally make us who we are.
"My mom cooked pot roast with noodles and frozen vegetables. Or she'd make spaghetti or hot dogs, or heat up TV dinners. Before I started modeling at age 19, I was 5'8"" and weighed 165 pounds."
A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends.
A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.
A beautiful person is someone who stays true to themselves and their spirit someone who is self-confident and can make you smile.