(Transitive) : Thesaurus Entry For This Meaning of Make

MAKE
1. [TRANSITIVE] to create or produce something by working

Jane made coffee while the guests were finishing their dessert.
She makes all her own clothes.
made in:
This furniture is made in South America.
make something from something:
They make paper from old rags.
make something out of something:
We made curtains out of some old material we found.
made (out) of something:
a bowl made of metal/plastic/wood
make someone something:
Joan made me a beautiful dress for my wedding.
make something about someone/something:
They're making a TV programme about the case.
Thesaurus entry for this meaning of make
2.
[TRANSITIVE]to cause something to be formed by breaking, cutting, ortearing an object or by pu
shing one object into or through another
make a hole/scratch/dent etc in something:
Something's made a scratch in the counter.
3.
[TRANSITIVE] used with some nouns for showing that someone performsthe action referred to by
the noun
Over 340 arrests were made.
make an attempt/effort:
Helen made no attempt to stop him.
make a decision:
No one wanted to make a clear decision on the project.
make a mistake/error:
Nobody's perfect we all make mistakes.
make progress:
We've made some progress, but there's still a long way to go.
make a change/alteration/adjustment etc:
People can eat morehealthily without making major changes to their diet.
make a contribution:
This study makes an outstanding contribution toour understanding of the disease.
make a noise/sound:
Stop making so much noise!
make a note of something (=keep a written record of something):
Matthew made a note of the car's number and informed the police.
1. a.
used with some nouns for showing that someone says something
make a statement/suggestion/complaint etc:
The minister will make a statement on that issue later today.
4.
[TRANSITIVE] to cause someone or something to be in a particular stateor to change to another s
tate
make someone do something:
This film always makes me cry.
make yourself heard/understood etc:
I know enough Japanese to make myself understood.
make something difficult/easy etc:
The noise in the school makes learning difficult.
make someone feel ill/sad/strange etc:
The smell of fish makes me feel ill.
make someone look fat/thin/younger etc:
That haircut makes you look ten years younger.
make someone happy/sad/angry etc:
Listening to the news just makes me angry these days.
make something nice/pretty/attractive etc:
I want to make the place nice for when they arrive.
make someone famous/popular etc:
It was television that made her so popular.
make it clear/obvious/plain etc (that):
I'd like to make it clear that I had nothing to do with this.
make it known/understood (that):
She made it known that she was the mayor's wife.
make someone something:
They made him head teacher after Joanne left.
5.
[TRANSITIVE] to force someone to do something
I'm not going to apologize and you can't make me!
make someone do something:
They made us work for 12 hours a day.
They made him tell the truth by depriving him of food.
be made to do something:
We were made to learn fifty new words every week.
6.
[TRANSITIVE] to arrange or organize something
make an appointment/date:
I've made an appointment for you withthe doctor for tomorrow morning.
7.
[TRANSITIVE] to earn or get money
She makes about 2,000 a month.
make money:
You can make a lot of money playing the stock market.
make a living (=make enough money to buy the things that you need):
Can you make a living from painting?
make a profit:
The company made a small profit in its first year.
8.
[LINKING VERB] to give a particular total when added together
Four and two make six.
1. a.
[TRANSITIVE] to decide that something gives a particular total whencalculating an amount
I make that 750 after tax.
[TRANSITIVE] to cause something to be successful

It was the children's choir that really made the performance.
9.
[LINKING VERB] to have the right qualities for a particular job, purpose etc
Diane would make a good teacher she's so patient.
Don't you think the novel would make a great film?
10.
[TRANSITIVE] to reach a particular place, especially so that there is timeto do something
At this rate we won't make Jedda before midnight.
Dan just managed to make his 7 o'clock flight to Toronto.
1. a.
to be able to be present at a particular event
We can't make the conference after all.
11.
[TRANSITIVE] to succeed in achieving something by reaching thenecessary level or standard
We've made our target of 10,000 sales this month.
make a deadline:
They'll never make the deadline now that thecomputers have crashed.
make the headlines/papers/news etc (=be important enough to be reported):
Their search for a heart donor made the headlines in April.
make a team/squad (=be chosen for it):
Dawson has failed to make the team for Saturday's big match.
PHRASES
it makes a change
SPOKEN
used for saying that something is different from and better than usual
It makes a change to see him smiling.
make as if to do something
to make a movement so that you seem to be going to do something
Dad made as if to chase me out of the room.
make a bed
to arrange the covers on a bed so that they are tidy
Remember to make your bed before you leave for school.
make believe
to pretend that something is real, especially in a game
The children like to make believe that they live in a castle.
make a difference
to do something that causes an improvement
A bit of extra money would really make a difference.
make do (with/without something)

to succeed in dealing with a situation by using what is available/despitenot having something
There wasn't much food, but we made do.
make it
1. 1
to succeed in a particular activity
She made it in films when she was still a teenager.
2. 2
to manage to arrive on time
We just made it in time for the wedding.
3. 3
to be able to be present at a particular event
I can't make it on Friday.
We made it to the meeting.
4. 4
to not die as a result of an illness or accident
make it big
INFORMAL
to be very successful
Everyone wants to make it big in Hollywood these days.
make it 5 o'clock/7.30 etc

BRITISH SPOKEN
to decide that it is a particular time by looking at your watch
'What time is it?' 'I make it 5 o'clock.'
make it through something

to not die as a result of an illness or an accident
She's made it through the worst of the illness now.
make it with someone

AMERICAN INFORMAL
to have sex with someone
make like
MAINLY AMERICAN SPOKEN
to pretend to be something you are not
She makes like she's the boss round here.
make or break
to help someone or something to be very successful or to cause themto fail completely
They have the ability to make or break a new star.
make a (phone) call

to telephone someone
Do you mind if I just make a quick phone call?
make time (for)

to find time to do something or be with someone in spite of being busy
He's finding it difficult to make time for his children.
make way (for)

1. 1
to move away so that someone or something can get past you
We were asked to make way for the bride and groom.
2. 2
to be replaced by someone or something
Most of the old buildings have made way for hotels and offices.
make your way

1. 1
to start moving towards a place
We made our way to the front of the crowd.
2. 2
to start to make progress in a career or activity
Edward was just beginning to make his way in life.

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MAKE

1. [TRANSITIVE] to create or produce something by working

[TRANSITIVE] to cause something to be successful

make do (with/without something)

make it 5 o'clock/7.30 etc

make it through something

make it with someone

make a (phone) call

make time (for)

make way (for)

make your way

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