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make
/meɪk/ verb [T] (past tense and past participle made)Translation
CREATE › to produce or create something
yapmak, üretmek
Shall I make some coffee? They've made a film about her life. My mother made the curtains.1329 make a promise/remark/mistake, etc › to promise something, to say something, to do something wrong, etc
söz vermek/vaad etmek; söylemek/belirtmek; hata yapmak
We have to make a decision today. You're making a big mistake. She made some useful suggestions.1832 make sb do sth › to force someone to do something
bir şeyi yaptırmak
You can't make me go.1868 make sb/sth happy/sad/difficult, etc › to cause someone or something to become happy, sad, difficult, etc
birini/bir şeyi vs. mutlu etmek/üzmek/güçleştirmek
You've made me very happy. This is the song that made her a star. You're making things difficult for yourself.1865GO TO › to be able to go to an event
varmak, ulaşmak, gitmek
I'm afraid I can't make the meeting this afternoon.1722EARN MONEY › If you make an amount of money, you earn it.
para kazanmak
He makes £20,000 a year.2095NUMBERS › If two or more numbers make a particular amount, that is the amount when they are added together.
(rakamları toplama) olmak, oluşturmak, yekün yapmak/tutmak
That makes $40 altogether.1388PERSONAL QUALITIES [T] › to have the right qualities to become a father or mother or to do a particular job
(özellik olarak baba, anne) olmak
Andy would make a good teacher.20961745GIVE A JOB [+ two objects] › to give someone a particular job
(birini/birine) görev vermek, atamak, görevlendirmek, yapmak
They made her a director of the company.1437 make an appointment › to arrange to do something at a particular time
randevu almak
I've made an appointment with the doctor.1659 make the bed › to make the sheets and covers on a bed tidy
yatağı yapmak
839 make time › to leave enough time to do something although you are busy
zaman ayırmak
[+ to do sth] You must make time to do your homework.1117 make do (with) › to accept that something is less good than you would like
yetinmek, idare etmek
If we can't get a bigger room we'll have to make do with this.2211 make it › to manage to arrive at a place
make for sth phrasal verb varmak, ulaşabilmek, yetişmek
Will we make it in time for the film?1597 › to be successful başarmak, üstesinden gelmek, halletmek
Very few actors actually make it.1848 › to move towards a place
make sth into sth phrasal verb gitmek, koyulmak, ilerlemek, yaklaşmak; ...a/e doğru yürümek
He got up and made for the exit.2229 › to change something into something else
make of sb/sth phrasal verb dönüştürmek, çevirmek
We're going to make the spare room into an office.782 › If you ask someone what they make of someone or something, you want to know their opinion about that person or thing.
make off with sth phrasal verb informal (kişi/şey) ...hakkında düşüncesini öğrenmek/almak, fikir sahibi olmak; anlam vermek/çıkarmak
What do you make of this letter? I don't know what to make of him.2138 › to steal something
make sth/sb out phrasal verb çalıp kaçmak, aşırmak
Somebody broke into the shop and made off with several TVs and videos.397 › to be able to see, hear, or understand something or someone
make out sth phrasal verb bir şeyi/birini anlayabilmek/işitebilmek/görebilmek
We could just make out a building through the trees.1121 › to say something that is not true
make out phrasal verb US informal uydurmak; ...mış/miş gibi söylemek; gerçeği söylememek
[+ (that)] He made out that he'd been living in Boston all year.1053BE SUCCESSFUL › to deal with a situation, usually in a successful way
başarıyla sürdürmek/yapmak, başarıyla götürmek, ilgilenmek
How is Jake making out in his new school?2140KISS › to kiss and touch someone in a sexual way
make it up to sb phrasal verb tahrik edici şekilde öpüp dokunmak
632 › to do something good for someone because you have done something bad to them in the past
make sth up phrasal verb telafi etmek, hatasını affettirmeye çalışmak, üzerine düşeni yapmak
I'm sorry I missed your birthday. I'll make it up to you, I promise.1171 › to say or write something that is not true
make up sth phrasal verb yalan yanlış şeyler söylemek/yazmak, uydurmak, yakıştırmak
I made up some story about having to go and see my sick mother.1053 › to form the whole of an amount
make up phrasal verb oluşturmak, meydana getirmek
Women make up nearly 50% of medical school entrants.19221262 › to become friendly with someone again after you have argued with them
make up for sth phrasal verb barışmak, arayı düzeltmek
Have you made up with Daryl yet?1171643 › to reduce the bad effect of something, or make something bad become something good
telafi etmek, gidermek, iş görmek, katkısı olmak
I hope this money will make up for the inconvenience.1839(Definition of make verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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