make

/meɪk/ v [T] (past tense and past participle made /meɪd/) (PRODUCE)

Definition

› to bring something into existence, esp. using a particular substance or material; produce: Does that company make computers? Butter is made from cream. My wedding ring is made of gold. He made us some coffee.

(Definition of make v (PRODUCE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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make v CAUSE
make v CAUSE TO BE
make v EARN
make v FORCE
make v PERFORM
make v PRODUCE
make v TOTAL
make waves idiom
make way for something idiom
make-believe adj
make-believe n

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make for somewhere/something phrasal verb MOVE TOWARD
make something of something/someone phrasal verb
make someone/yourself/something out phrasal verb CLAIM
make over someone/something phrasal verb
make out something phrasal verb WRITE
make out something/someone phrasal verb UNDERSTAND

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make a beeline for something idiom
make a (big) difference idiom
make a face (at someone/something) idiom
make a fool (out) of someone idiom
make a habit of something idiom
make a mountain out of a molehill idiom

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