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make

/meɪk/

Meanings
  • Verb

    To create or manufacture (something) using a particular process or method.

    - "I will make a cake for the party."
    - "The factory makes cars."
    - "She made a beautiful quilt."
  • Verb

    To arrange or bring about (something).

    - "He made an appointment for next week."
    - "She made a decision to quit her job."
    - "I made a promise to my friend."

Pronunciation
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Synonyms

making , manufacture , manufacturing , production , brand , manufacturer , type , actuation , closing , completion , construction , manufacture , manufacture , origin , character , disposition , makeup , type , way , output , production , ID , identification , lay , fabricate , notice , twig , coitize , go to bed with , sleep with , render
Rhymes
Words rhyming with make
bake , ake , cake , fake , make-believe , rake
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,
  1. May (English) : Month name

  2. Mate (English) : Friend, companion


Variants
List of all variants of make that leads to same result
made , made a face , made a mountain out of a molehill , made away with , made believe , made bold , made book , made common cause , made do , made ends meet , made eyes , made faces , made friends with , made fun of , made good , made good for , made good on , made hay , made head , made her mark , made his mark , made it , made light of , made love , made much of , made my mark , made nice , made no bones , made one's mark , made our mark , made port , made public , made sail , made shift , made sport of , made the grade , made the most of , made the scene , made their mark , made time , made tracks , made use of , made water , made waves , made way , made with , made your mark , make , make a face , make a mountain out of a molehill , make away with , make believe , make bold , make book , make common cause , make do , make ends meet , make eyes , make faces , make friends with , make fun of , make good , make good for , make good on , make hay , make head , make her mark , make his mark , make it , make its mark , make light of , make love , make much of , make my mark , make nice , make no bones , make one's mark , make our mark , make port , make public , make sail , make shift , make sport of , make the grade , make the most of , make the scene , make their mark , make time , make tracks , make use of , make water , make waves , make way , make with , make your mark , makes , makes a face , makes a mountain out of a molehill , makes away with , makes believe , makes bold , makes book , makes common cause , makes do , makes ends meet , makes eyes , makes faces , makes friends with , makes fun of , makes good , makes good for , makes good on , makes hay , makes head , makes her mark , makes his mark , makes it , makes light of , makes love , makes much of , makes my mark , makes nice , makes no bones , makes one's mark , makes our mark , makes port , makes public , makes sail , makes shift , makes sport of , makes the grade , makes the most of , makes the scene , makes their mark , makes time , makes tracks , makes use of , makes water , makes waves , makes way , makes with , makes your mark , making , making a face , making a mountain out of a molehill , making away with , making believe , making bold , making book , making common cause , making do , making ends meet , making eyes , making faces , making friends with , making fun of , making good , making good for , making good on , making hay , making head , making her mark , making his mark , making it , making light of , making love , making much of , making my mark , making nice , making no bones , making one's mark , making our mark , making port , making public , making sail , making shift , making sport of , making the grade , making the most of , making the scene , making their mark , making time , making tracks , making use of , making water , making waves , making way , making with , making your mark , on the make , make-belief , make-beliefs , make-believe , make-believes , make-do , make-dos , made off , made off with , make off , make off with , makes off , makes off with , making off , making off with , make-or-break , made out , make out , makes out , making out , made over , make over , makes over , making over , made up , make up , makes up , making up
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

makes, making, made


Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English mægan 'be able, have power'.


Trivia
Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word
  1. The word 'make' is used over 1,000 times in Shakespeare's works.

  2. In the United States, May Day is also known as 'Make-a-Flower-Crown Day'.


Related Concepts
informations on related concepts or terms closely associated with the word. Discuss semantic fields or domains that the word belongs to
  1. Manufacture: The process of producing goods on a large scale using machinery or machinery-assisted processes.

  2. Production: The act of creating or manufacturing something, especially on a large scale.


Culture
Any cultural, historical, or symbolic significance of the word. Explore how the word has been used in literature, art, music, or other forms of expression.

The word 'make' has been used extensively in literature and art, representing creation, production, and transformation. For instance, in Ernest Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea,' the protagonist's quest for 'making' something of himself is a central theme.

How to Memorize "make"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a factory producing goods.
    - Visualize yourself baking a cake.
    - Visualize making a promise to someone.

  2. associate

    - Associate 'make' with 'creation'.
    - Associate 'make' with 'production'.
    - Associate 'make' with 'manufacturing'.

  3. mnemonics

    - 'M' is for 'Manufacturing' and 'Make' goes hand in hand.


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