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make English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word make once they have reached the level A1 – Beginner. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning make meaning

What does make mean?

Definitions in simple English

make Verb

— If you make something, you create it. He made pancakes by combining the ingredients and frying the mixture. They made a petition to the governor.

— If you make your bed, you arrange it. Félix makes his bed every morning.

make

— verb (= do) engage in make love, not war make an effort do research do nothing make revolution

— verb (= get) 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 (= create) make or cause to be or to become make a mess in one's office create a furor

— verb (= induce, cause, get) 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 (= cause) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally cause a commotion make a stir cause an accident

— verb (= produce, create) create or manufacture a man-made product We produce more cars than we can sell The company has been making toys for two centuries

— verb (= draw) 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 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

— verb (= create) create by artistic means create a poem Schoenberg created twelve-tone music Picasso created Cubism Auden made verses

— verb (= do) 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

— verb (= clear, earn, bring in) 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

— verb (= reach) reach a goal, e.g make the first team We made it! She may not make the grade

— verb (= form) to compose or represent This wall forms the background of the stage setting The branches made a roof This makes a fine introduction

— verb be or be capable of being changed or made into He makes a great host He will make a fine father

— verb make by shaping or bringing together constituents make a dress make a cake make a wall of stones

— verb perform or carry out make a decision make a move make advances make a phone call

— verb change from one form into another make water into wine make lead into gold make clay into bricks

— verb act in a certain way so as to acquire make friends make enemies

— verb (= construct) make by combining materials and parts this little pig made his house out of straw Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer

— verb (= reach, hit) 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

— verb (= have, get) achieve a point or goal Nicklaus had a 70 The Brazilian team got 4 goals She made 29 points that day

— verb (= name) charge with a function; charge to be She was named Head of the Committee She was made president of the club

— verb (= establish) institute, enact, or establish make laws

— verb carry out or commit make a mistake commit a faux-pas

— verb form by assembling individuals or constituents Make a quorum

— verb (= make up) put in order or neaten make the bed make up a room

— verb (= hold, throw, have, give) organize or be responsible for hold a reception have, throw, or make a party give a course

— verb (= take) head into a specified direction The escaped convict took to the hills We made for the mountains

— noun (= brand) a recognizable kind there's a new brand of hero in the movies now what make of car is that?

— verb have a bowel movement The dog had made in the flower beds

— verb eliminate urine Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug

— verb behave in a certain way make merry

— verb (= work) proceed along a path work one's way through the crowd make one's way into the forest

— verb appear to begin an activity He made to speak but said nothing in the end She made as if to say hello to us

— verb gather and light the materials for make a fire

— verb reach in time We barely made the plane

— 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 favor the development of Practice makes the winner

— verb cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable make my day

— verb develop into He will make a splendid father!

— verb assure the success of A good review by this critic will make your play!

— verb (= pretend) represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like She makes like an actress

— verb constitute the essence of Clothes make the man

— verb amount to This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living

— verb add up to four and four make eight

— verb be suitable for Wood makes good furniture

— verb undergo fabrication or creation This wool makes into a nice sweater

— verb (= seduce, score) induce to have sex Harry finally seduced Sally Did you score last night? Harry made Sally

— noun (= shuffle) the act of mixing cards haphazardly

— verb (= cook, fix, prepare) prepare for eating by applying heat Cook me dinner, please can you make me an omelette? fix breakfast for the guests, please

Synonyms make synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as make?

make English » English

do

create

produce

build

cause

manufacture

form

construct

work

perform

act

prepare

establish

get

constitute

set up

achieve

shape

render

engender

have

force

cook

brand

reach

model

fix

effect

accomplish

raise

invent

induce

gain

earn

compel

bring about

be

take

give

fashion

fabricate

carry out

become

production

originate

oblige

make up

give birth

draw

compose

Topics make topics

What do people use make to talk about?

Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Earn

• What words refer to earning money?
  earn be paid get paid make get be on gross
• What words refer to earning enough to pay for what you need?
  earn a living make a living support yourself earn your keep
• What words refer to earning a lot of money?
  make good money be highly paid be well paid make a fortune rake it in

Grammar General words Be

Become, change state

• What words are used of causing or producing a state?
  produce cause to be make to be make make into result in bring upon bring about

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Angry

• What words refer to causing someone to feel angry?
  anger (v) make someone angry make someone mad aggravate antagonize chafe cross someone disturb embitter enrage exasperate gall incense infuriate insult (v) irk madden needle nettle offend cause offense peeve perturb pique provoke rankle rile vex make your blood boil make you sick get someone going get someone's back up wind someone up be like a red flag to a bull
• What words refer to acting in an angry manner?
  make a scene huff have a tantrum throw a tantrum outburst shake your fist stamp your foot let off steam rant rave scowl pout

Work and occupation Work Method

Try, attempt

• What words refer to trying to do something?
  try attempt make an attempt experiment test make a stab at it give it a go try it out see if it works make an effort aim to do something assay endeavor essay seek to do something strain struggle undertake venture give it a whirl have a try try and do something see if you can do something
• What words refer to trying hard to do something?
  do your best try your best put your mind to it make an effort be at pains to do something strive to the best of your ability do the best you can as best you can give something your best
• What words refer to trying hard to get something that you really want?
  try for go for try out for shoot for make a bid for struggle for go all out go after

Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape

• What words refer to escaping from a dangerous place?
  escape get out flee make your escape get away get clear abandon ship bail out evacuate fly the coop get free get loose run away scarper break away break free break loose sneak out
• What words refer to escaping from prison?
  break out make a break for it bust out
• What words refer to escaping from someone who is chasing you?
  get away give someone the slip throw someone off the scent slip through someone's fingers shake off make a clean getaway elude evade avoid capture dodge sidestep cover your trail/tracks
• What words refer to running away from someone?
  run away run off bolt run for it make a run for it take to your heels scatter run for your life
• What words refer to escaping with something you have stolen?
  get away with make off with

Grammar General words

Be

• What words refer to something being something?
  be represent amount to form make constitute
• What words indicate that a group of things is something?
  make up form constitute add up to

Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Produce wealth

• What words refer to producing wealth?
  produce make manufacture supply

States Quantity Count

Mathematics

• What words refer to determining the amount of something?
  calculate work out figure out make figure compute solve

States Quantity Count

Add numbers

• What words indicate that the number of a group of things reaches a particular total?
  come to amount to total (v) reach add up to make bring the number to bring the total to number (v)

Grammar General words Do

Make

• What words refer to making something?
  make build construct create fabricate fashion form generate manufacture prepare produce shape bring into being

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Mock

• What words refer to mocking someone?
  mock mockery make fun of tease taunt ridicule scorn sneer sarcasm deride derision jeer laugh at snicker snigger poke fun at play a trick on satirize satire parody caricature lampoon make a fool of roast
• What words refer to doing something that causes someone to mock you?
  be ridiculous make a fool of yourself

Social behavior Social activity

Humor

• What words are used of joking?
  to joke be witty jest crack a joke make pun to pun make fun of make sport of retort banter kid wisecrack come back at josh clown

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Mistake

• What words refer to a serious mistake in judgment or planning?
  mistake miscalculation misjudgment error of judgment be a bad move blunder bad tactics muddle confusion mess something up make a mess of something
• What words refer to making a mistake?
  make a mistake make an error mistake something go wrong get something wrong blunder goof goof up slip up misjudge bungle

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Repent

• What words refer to an effort to make up for doing wrong?
  make amends make up for set things right make restitution pay back what was taken return stolen goods

Social behavior Conflict Peace Make peace

Stop fighting

• What words refer to stopping fighting?
  stop fighting cease hostilities end adversity make peace make amends apologize apology reconcile reconciliation make up disengage settle peace offering pacify appease quell tranquilize neutralize harmonize harmonious

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Reconcile

• What words refer to enemies becoming reconciled?
  make amends reconcile ameliorate restore make up make peace pacify

Person Sense, perceive See

Visible

• What words refer to being able to see something?
  can see can make out catch a glimpse of
• What words refer to not being able to see something?
  can't see can't make out

Person Sense, perceive

Hear

• What words refer to being able to hear something?
  can hear can make out within someone's hearing within earshot catch get
• What words refer to not being able to hear something?
  can't hear not catch can't make out out of earshot

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Sound

• What words refer to something or someone making a sound?
  make a sound make noise emit go (bang/boom) go off sound (v) let out articulate articulation

Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness

• What words refer to recovering?
  recover get better make a slow/quick/complete recovery get well feel better improve be on the mend respond to treatment regain your health gain strength make good progress

Person Life Sexual relations

Sexual immorality

• What words refer to tempting someone to have sex outside of marriage?
  seduce get someone into bed seductive seduction make advances make a pass at sexual harassment

Language and thought Think Mind

Imagine

• What words refer to imagining things?
  imagine conceive of dream up envisage hypothesize invent picture (in your mind) form a picture make up see suppose think of think up visualize
• What words refer to something that someone imagines?
  image conception conceptualization creation daydream (n) dream fancy flight of fancy fantasy fiction figment of your imagination hallucination hypothesis invention make believe picture unreality vision visualization

Language and thought Think Mind

Logical

• What words describe thinking that is logical?
  logical sound rational reasonable well thought out well-founded make sense hang together coherent add up
• What words describe thinking that is not logical?
  illogical irrational make no sense not hold water not stand up not add up

Language and thought Think Learn

Check

• What words refer to checking something to make sure it is true or correct?
  check make sure make certain double-check verify confirm check out crosscheck see for yourself check up on

Language and thought Want

Request

• What words refer to saying something in order to acquire something from the other person?
  request make a request ask for something ask somebody to do something appeal make an appeal petition requisition solicit apply consult

Language and thought Want Influence

Suggest

• What words refer to suggesting something to someone?
  suggest make a suggestion float recommend propose propound submit
• What words do people use when suggesting something?
  I suggest can I suggest can I make a suggestion let's how about what about why don't you you could always we may as well we might as well

Language and thought Want Influence

Compel

• What words refer to forcing someone to do something?
  compel blackmail browbeat bully (v) coerce constrain drive force someone to do something use force force something on insist impel impose your will on make someone do something oblige press pressure put pressure on push use strong-arm tactics use strong-arm methods under duress be breathing down someone's neck
• What words refer to a situation forcing someone to do something?
  force make someone do something drive compel someone to do something leave someone with no choice leave someone with no option be condemned to

Language and thought Want

Offer

• What words refer to offering to do something for someone?
  offer to do something (for someone) volunteer come forward let me proffer tender make an overture
• What words refer to offering someone money for something you want?
  offer someone (money) for something make an offer bid

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Happy

• What words refer to causing someone to feel happy?
  make someone happy cheer someone up comfort console delight gladden please satisfy put someone in a good mood make someone's day raise someone's spirits lift someone's spirits

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Happy

Relaxed

• What words refer to feeling relaxed?
  relax rest unbend unwind feel at home feel at ease be at ease take it easy take things easy make yourself at home loosen up let your hair down let yourself go
• What words refer to causing someone to feel relaxed?
  relax someone put someone at ease make someone feel at home

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

• What words refer to causing someone to feel sad?
  sadden aggrieve disappoint depress discourage distress grieve hurt sober (v) sting torment make someone sad make someone unhappy get someone down break someone's heart drive someone to despair

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid

• What words refer to causing someone to feel afraid?
  frighten give someone a fright frighten the life out of someone alarm (v) cow (v) give someone the creeps daunt intimidate petrify rattle (v) scare spook startle terrify terrorize unnerve make your hair stand on end make your blood run cold

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Announce

• What words refer announcing something?
  announce declare proclaim publicize publish broadcast make something public make known promote advertise inform post

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Complain

• What words refer to complaining?
  complain beef blame fuss grouch grouse growl murmur mutter object protest squawk wail yap make a complaint lodge a complaint file a complaint take it up with take the matter up with make a fuss kick up a fuss air your grievances yammer

Language and thought Communication

Make speech

• What words refer to making a speech?
  make a speech give a speech preach sermonize teach lecture (v) give a talk on address (v) orate public speaking
• What words refer to the parts of a speech?
  introduction body of a speech point make a point conclusion concluding remarks

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Laugh

• What words refer to causing someone to laugh?
  make someone laugh amuse crack someone up have someone in hysterics have someone in stitches tickle ticklish
• What other ways do people show they feel good?
  clap applaud applause cheer jump up and down jump for joy dance for joy shout for joy make merry revel weep for joy ululate

Language and thought Communication Interpreting messages

Show, indicate

• What words refer to something showing that something is true?
  show be a sign mean indicate reveal make it clear demonstrate betray be evidence reflect illustrate bear witness to tell
• What words refer to something showing that something has a bad quality?
  be a reflection on be a comment on be a symptom of be symptomatic of be an indictment of not say much for reflect badly on make a mockery of sign of the times

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Visit

• What words refer to going to someone's place to see them?
  visit pay a visit call call on drop by drop in on go round make the rounds look in on see spend time with stop by
• What words refer to agreeing to visit?
  make an appointment arrange a visit

Social behavior Law Trial

Defend against accusation

• What words refer to defending someone?
  make defense defend uphold protect fortify excuse apologize plead make a case for represent advocate argue a case prove offer proof

Social behavior Law Punish

Atone, restitution

• What words refer to atoning for a sin?
  atone expiate make up for make amends compensate repay pay for pay your debt to society

Daily life Household equipment Furniture

Bed

• What do people do with beds?
  make the bed make up the bed pull up the covers throw off the covers arrange the covers sleep lie down

Daily life Adornment

Cosmetics

• What words refer to cosmetics?
  cosmetics make-up
• What words refer to putting on cosmetics?
  put on makeup apply cosmetics make up powder your nose

Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Make profit

• What words refer to making a profit?
  make a profit profitable make a killing take in gain

Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move quickly

• What words refer to moving quickly?
  move quickly hurry haste hasten rush forge ahead charge barrel along move like a bat out of hell make a beeline for boil bolt bustle move along at a good clip dart double-time fast fire flash flat-out fling flit fly gallop move like greased lightning be really hopping kick lickety-split plunge in quick race rapid rapidly rapidity run rush sail scour scud shoot move like sixty skim snappily speed stampede streak sweep swift swiftly swing tear apace tilt vroom whiz wildfire zip zoom at full speed at top speed express make tracks burn up the track

Physical actions Divide into pieces

Make hole, opening

• What words refer to making a hole in something?
  make a hole make an opening pierce put a hole in bore drill stab broach

States Location Area

Space, room

• What words refer to providing space for someone or something?
  make room clear a space make way get out of the way

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely

• What words refer to doing something in order to be certain that something will happen?
  make sure make certain insure ensure see that see to it

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Unsure

• What words refer to making someone unsure about something?
  make someone unsure make someone uncertain cause doubt cause uncertainty it makes you wonder raise doubts

Universe, creation Sky Sun

Planet

• What do meteors do?
  flash across the sky blaze a trail across the sky strike the earth make a crater burn up

Person Sense, perceive

See

• What words refer to seeing something with difficulty?
  make out distinguish

Person Sense, perceive See

Look

• What words describe how you look at a woman if you are sexually attracted to her?
  leer ogle make eyes at goggle peep admire

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Quiet

• What words indicate that you do something without making any noise?
  without a sound not make a sound in silence noiseless soundless quietly silently

Person Sense, perceive

Taste

• What words describe something that looks like it tastes good?
  appetizing tempting mouth-watering make your mouth water

Person Sense, perceive Sense of touch

Comfortable

• What words refer to making yourself comfortable?
  make yourself comfortable settle down snuggle

Person Healthy Disease

Stomach illness

• What words refer to something making your stomach feel sick?
  nauseate give you an upset stomach make you sick to your stomach

Person Healthy

Cause of disease

• What words refer to causing someone to be sick?
  make someone sick spread sickness infect be infectious be contagious communicable

Person Healthy

Treat disease

• What words refer to curing someone?
  cure make someone better heal fix healing rehabilitate

Person Life Marriage

Romantic love

• What words refer to loving each other again after having problems?
  make up get back together

Person Life

Sexual relations

• What words refer to having sex with someone?
  have sex with have intercourse make love sleep with go to bed with lovemaking coition coitus copulation coupling impregnate mate unite

Person Life Die

Inherit

• What words refer to the process of making a will?
  make a will draw up a will plan your estate estate planning testate intestate

Language and thought Think Know

Known, unknown

• What words refer to making something known?
  acquaint bare demonstrate disclose discover divulge exhibit explain expose indicate present make public publicize reveal show uncover unfold unmask unveil

Language and thought Think Know

Secret

• What words refer to making something known?
  acquaint bare demonstrate disclose discover divulge exhibit explain expose indicate present make public publicize reveal show uncover unfold unmask unveil

Language and thought Think Remember

Memorize

• What words refer to memorizing something?
  memorize commit to memory make a mental note record remember store

Language and thought Think Remember

Remind

• What words refer to reminding someone of a person or something that happened in the past?
  remind be a reminder bring back memories take someone back drag up rake up evoke evocative make someone think of

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Deliberately

• What words refer to doing something deliberately?
  deliberately on purpose intentionally pointedly make a point of knowingly consciously willfully mean to do something

Language and thought Want

Influence

• What words refer to influencing someone to change his thinking or decision?
  influence sway bias pull strings work on affect impact make an impression on prejudice bribe bring into line lead by the nose

Language and thought Want Influence

Advise

• What words refer to giving someone advice?
  advise say someone should do something give advice recommend urge offer advice advocate commend counsel present promote propose recommend a course of action guide instruct submit make a motion exhort

Language and thought Want Ask permission

Give permission

• What words refer to giving someone permission to do something that is not usually allowed?
  bend the rules make an exception concession excuse exempt waive

Language and thought

Emotion

• What words refer to causing someone to feel something?
  make you feel stimulate stir arouse raise touch

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Fashionable

• What words refer to something becoming fashionable?
  come into fashion come in make a comeback

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Interested

• What words refer to making something more interesting?
  make something more interesting liven up jazz up add variety

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Jealous

• What words refer to causing someone to feel jealous?
  make someone jealous arouse jealousy

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Nervous

• What words refer to causing someone to feel nervous?
  make someone nervous fluster unsettle unnerve psych out put someone on edge

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Shy, timid

• What words refer to causing someone to feel shy?
  inhibit intimidate make you feel uncomfortable

Language and thought Communication

Say

• What words refer to saying something?
  say speak talk tell state express declare proclaim inform pronounce remark on make a remark

Language and thought Communication Say True

Tell the truth

• What words refer to telling the truth without caring how other people feel?
  forthright blunt outspoken bald speak your mind not beat about the bush make no bones about not mince your words call a spade a spade pull no punches

Language and thought Communication Say True

Tell a lie

• What words refer to saying something that is not true?
  lie tell a lie pervert truth deceive tell tales perjure make up

Language and thought Communication Say True

Exaggerate

• What words refer to exaggerating?
  exaggerate stretch the truth inflate your story distort overemphasize overstate overemphasize overrate overdo make too much of blow something out of proportion lay it on thick dramatize be melodramatic be overly dramatic

Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Contact

• What words refer to contacting someone?
  get in touch with contact make contact with approach get onto

Language and thought Communication Say Debate

Demonstrate

• What words refer to demonstrating something?
  demonstrate show show how substantiate prove give proof verify authenticate confirm corroborate give evidence establish make good

Language and thought Communication Say

Promise

• What words refer to doing what you promised?
  keep fulfill make good

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Gesture

• What words refer to gesturing?
  gesture (v) gesticulate sign (v) make a sign signal give the signal beckon indicate motion nod non-verbal shrug nudge wave wink thumb your nose at

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Facial expression

• What words refer to making an expression on your face?
  make a face get an expression on your face have an expression on your face give someone (an expression)

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Cry, tear

• What words refer to making someone cry?
  make someone cry reduce someone to tears bring tears to someone's eyes tearful tearjerker

Language and thought Communication Reading and writing

List

• What words refer to making a list?
  list (v) make a list compile a list catalog (v)

Language and thought Communication Mass communication

Recorded music

• What words refer to recording music?
  record make a recording cut a record tape

Social behavior Social activity Music

Play music

• What words are used of playing music?
  play music/a piece perform hold a concert make music read music play by ear improvise

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Meet a standard

Below standard

• What words refer to being unacceptable?
  be below the standard be unacceptable be imperfect be abnormal miss the mark fail fail to make the grade fail to live up to expectations not live up to

Social behavior Behavior Honest

Deceive

• What words refer to acting in such a way that someone is led to believe something false?
  deceive fool take in defraud cheat fleece bilk swindle hustle dupe hoodwink foist upon palm off on outwit outmaneuver finagle slip one over on put something over on con lay a trap for lure beguile delude trick entrap ensnare pull the wool over someone's eyes play a trick on play a practical joke on send on a fool's errand make a fool of mislead

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Untidy

• What words refer to making something untidy?
  make a mess mess something up clutter ransack leave something lying about

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to trouble

Survive

• What words refer to surviving?
  survive live through last remain survivor escape squeak by make it

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble

• What words refer to saving yourself?
  make it to safety get to safety avoid break bypass dodge duck elude escape evade evasion flee shake shy away from sidestep give someone the slip

Social behavior Law Trial

Investigate a crime

• What words refer to investigating a crime or accident?
  investigate look into inquire hold an inquiry conduct an inquiry make inquiries go into probe delve into be under investigation examine obtain evidence

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Fight against something bad

• What words refer to fighting against someone who is trying to do something bad?
  fight fight against fight back put up a fight resist resistance put up a resistance meet with resistance stand up to make a stand take a stand hold out against hold your ground not be moved be unyielding not give in defend your ground oppose opposing opposition react withstand

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack

• What words refer to attacking someone?
  attack lead an attack the attack fell on assault assail charge come at drive force your way go for lay into make a run on rush sail into set upon strike confront penetrate defenses be on the offense

Social behavior Conflict

War

• What words refer to fighting a war?
  fight a war wage war be at war declare war make war go on the warpath fight clash

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Make an appeal

• What words refer to one person asking another to do what is good?
  make an appeal appeal to entreat

Social behavior Religion Practice religion Religious purification

Taboo

• What words refer to making something taboo?
  make taboo forbid prohibit ban

Social behavior Religion Religious organization

Christianity

• What words are used to talk about Christianity?
  Christian Christianity Jesus Christ the Virgin Mary the Trinity the Father the Son of God the Holy Spirit Lord cross crucify crucifixion resurrection Bible Biblical Scripture Old Testament New Testament Gospel apostle church chapel churchgoer priest vicar minister pastor service Communion Mass sacrament baptize baptism christen christening Christian name confession Christmas Good Friday Easter crucifix make the sign of the cross saint patron saint Roman Catholic Catholic Pope papal Orthodox Church Reformation Protestant Church Protestant Anglican Baptist Methodist Lutheran Presbyterian

Daily life Food

Food preparation

• What words refer to preparing food?
  food preparation cook prepare food fix (a meal, dish) make a dish

Daily life

Adornment

• What general words refer to making yourself look better?
  adorn beautify make oneself attractive personal care hygiene toilet look your best

Daily life Fire

Light a fire

• What words are used of a person starting a fire?
  light a fire build a fire make a fire start a fire ignite light a match set on fire set fire to something blow into flames kindle

Work and occupation Work Method

Use

• What words refer to using something?
  use employ (something) make use of handle manipulate wield

Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Work hard

• What words refer to working hard?
  work hard labor at strive try hard give it your best do your best push hard go all out wear several hats hard driving make an effort

Work and occupation Work Method

Plan

• What words refer to making plans?
  plan make plans devise a plan come up with a plan contrive mastermind

Work and occupation Work Method Plan

Arrange an event

• What words refer to arranging an event?
  arrange organize make arrangements line up prepare

Work and occupation Work Method

Prepare

• What words refer to preparing for a task?
  prepare preparations make preparations get ready ready something

Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Fail

• What words refer to failing to do a task?
  fail unsuccessful not make it

Work and occupation Agriculture Land preparation

Plow a field

• What words refer to plowing a field?
  plow cultivate dig hoe harrow make a row plow a furrow break up soil

Work and occupation

Occupation

• What words are used of doing a job?
  do a job make a living perform a task

Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Lose wealth

• What words refer to losing wealth?
  lose (wealth) lose your business lose your shirt loss suffer loss fail to make a profit go bankrupt fall behind fall into debt be unprofitable

Work and occupation Finance

Share wealth

• What words refer to sharing wealth with others?
  share hand out give out distribute dish out dole out give away give to charity give to the poor donate make a donation

Work and occupation Finance Share wealth

Give, donate

• What words refer to giving something to poor people?
  give give away donate go to make a donation subscribe to

Physical actions

Move

• What words refer to beginning to move?
  stir make a move

Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

Run

• What words refer to running quickly?
  race gallop dash make a dash tear (along) streak double time sprint charge dart scurry scuttle scamper scoot stampede bound bolt

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move sideways

• What words refer to moving sideways?
  move sideways make room for move aside move out of the way get out of the way move over budge shift

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Leave

• What words refer to leaving a place?
  leave depart departure go away withdraw take your leave scram skedaddle beat it set out hit the road quit (a place) absent yourself slip away vacate make yourself scarce

Physical actions Move Travel

Travel by water

• What words refer to arriving in a boat?
  land make land landfall

Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait

• What words refer to making someone wait?
  keep someone waiting make someone wait delay

States Quantity

Whole, complete

• What words refer to making something complete?
  complete make up assemble

States Quantity Enough

Lack

• What words refer to not having enough food or money to live?
  destitute can't make ends meet starve

States Quantity Enough

Need

• What words indicate that something makes it necessary to do something?
  make it necessary necessitate call for entail take need require

States Big

Long

• What words refer to making something long?
  make something longer lengthen extend stretch

States Big Long

Short, not long

• What words refer to making something short?
  shorten make something shorter cut down condense

States Big

Wide

• What words refer to making something wide?
  make something wider widen broaden

States Big Weigh

Light in weight

• What words refer to making something light?
  make something lighter lighten

States Quality Shape

Horizontal

• What words refer to making something level?
  make level level (v)

States Quality Shape

Round

• What words refer to making something round?
  round (off) roll into a ball make a ball of loop

States Quality Type, kind

Copy

• What words refer to copying something?
  copy (v) make a copy of duplicate photocopy reduplicate reproduce clone replicate triplicate

States Quality Good

Right, proper

• What words refer to something being right for a particular job?
  suit lends itself to be suited to be cut out for be made for fit the bill fit in be right for be the right person for make a good/ideal

States Time

Take time

• What words refer to how people relate to time?
  take time spend time use time make time find time

States Time Take time

A long time

• What do people say when they want someone to do something for a long time?
  take your time make it last we want this to last a long time

States Time Relative time Order, sequence

First

• What words refer to being the first person to do something in a situation instead of waiting for someone else?
  make the first move take the initiative

States Time Relative time Right time

Delay

• What words refer to something delaying someone?
  delay make someone late hold someone up keep detain

States Time Aspectual time Once

Again

• What words refer to having to start something again from the very beginning?
  back to square one make a fresh start

States Location Here, there

Touching, contact

• What words refer to two things moving until they touch each other?
  come into contact make contact touch bump into come together brush skim graze meet connect butt up against come to rest against

States Location Be at a place

Absent

• What words indicate that something or someone is not in a particular place?
  be absent not be here not be around be out not be in be away missing be off not be at not be there absence be gone not present be away nowhere to be found out of sight truant absent without leave AWOL missing in action not show up make yourself scarce minus someone be lacking lose elsewhere somewhere else

Grammar General words Do

Create

• What words refer to inventing something?
  create dream up imagine compose contrive design devise invent conceive of think up make up

Grammar General words Do

Change something

• What words are used to refer to changing something?
  change (v) change (n) revise revision revolutionize revolution reform reformation modify modification develop development make different impact process transform

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Impossible

• What words indicate that one thing makes something else impossible?
  make something impossible rule out preclude

Grammar

Connected with, related

• What words refer to showing that there is a connection between two things?
  connect link associate make a connection establish a link establish a connection relate correlate

Conjugation make conjugation

How do you conjugate make?

make · verb

Present I make

Positive I make

Singular

1st person I make

2nd person you make

3rd person he/she/it makes

Plural

1st person we make

2nd person you make

3rd person they make

Negative I don't make

Singular

1st person I don't make I do not make

2nd person you don't make you do not make

3rd person he/she/it doesn't make he/she/it does not make

Plural

1st person we don't make we do not make

2nd person you don't make you do not make

3rd person they don't make they do not make

Question do I make?

Singular

1st person do I make?

2nd person do you make?

3rd person does he/she/it make?

Plural

1st person do we make?

2nd person do you make?

3rd person do they make?

Negative question don't I make?

Singular

1st person don't I make? do I not make?

2nd person don't you make? do you not make?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it make? does he/she/it not make?

Plural

1st person don't we make? do we not make?

2nd person don't you make? do you not make?

3rd person don't they make? do they not make?

Past I made

Positive I made

Singular

1st person I made

2nd person you made

3rd person he/she/it made

Plural

1st person we made

2nd person you made

3rd person they made

Negative I didn't make

Singular

1st person I didn't make I did not make

2nd person you didn't make you did not make

3rd person he/she/it didn't make he/she/it did not make

Plural

1st person we didn't make we did not make

2nd person you didn't make you did not make

3rd person they didn't make they did not make

Question did I make?

Singular

1st person did I make?

2nd person did you make?

3rd person did he/she/it make?

Plural

1st person did we make?

2nd person did you make?

3rd person did they make?

Negative question didn't I make?

Singular

1st person didn't I make? did I not make?

2nd person didn't you make? did you not make?

3rd person didn't he/she/it make? did he/she/it not make?

Plural

1st person didn't we make? did we not make?

2nd person didn't you make? did you not make?

3rd person didn't they make? did they not make?

Future I'll make

Positive I'll make

Singular

1st person I'll make I will make

2nd person you'll make you will make

3rd person he/she/it'll make he/she/it will make

Plural

1st person we'll make we will make

2nd person you'll make you will make

3rd person they'll make they will make

Negative I won't make

Singular

1st person I won't make I will not make

2nd person you won't make you will not make

3rd person he/she/it won't make he/she/it will not make

Plural

1st person we won't make we will not make

2nd person you won't make you will not make

3rd person they won't make they will not make

Question will I make?

Singular

1st person will I make?

2nd person will you make?

3rd person will he/she/it make?

Plural

1st person will we make?

2nd person will you make?

3rd person will they make?

Negative question won't I make?

Singular

1st person won't I make? will I not make?

2nd person won't you make? will you not make?

3rd person won't he/she/it make? will he/she/it not make?

Plural

1st person won't we make? will we not make?

2nd person won't you make? will you not make?

3rd person won't they make? will they not make?

Conditional I'd make

Positive I'd make

Singular

1st person I'd make I would make

2nd person you'd make you would make

3rd person he/she/it'd make he/she/it would make

Plural

1st person we'd make we would make

2nd person you'd make you would make

3rd person they'd make they would make

Negative I wouldn't make

Singular

1st person I wouldn't make I would not make

2nd person you wouldn't make you would not make

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't make he/she/it would not make

Plural

1st person we wouldn't make we would not make

2nd person you wouldn't make you would not make

3rd person they wouldn't make they would not make

Question would I make?

Singular

1st person would I make?

2nd person would you make?

3rd person would he/she/it make?

Plural

1st person would we make?

2nd person would you make?

3rd person would they make?

Negative question wouldn't I make?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I make? would I not make?

2nd person wouldn't you make? would you not make?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it make? would he/she/it not make?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we make? would we not make?

2nd person wouldn't you make? would you not make?

3rd person wouldn't they make? would they not make?

Present continuous I'm making

Positive I'm making

Singular

1st person I'm making I am making

2nd person you're making you are making

3rd person he/she/it's making he/she/it is making

Plural

1st person we're making we are making

2nd person you're making you are making

3rd person they're making they are making

Negative I'm not making

Singular

1st person I'm not making I am not making

2nd person you aren't making you're not making you are not making

3rd person he/she/it isn't making he/she/it's not making he/she/it is not making

Plural

1st person we aren't making we're not making we are not making

2nd person you aren't making you're not making you are not making

3rd person they aren't making they're not making they are not making

Question am I making?

Singular

1st person am I making?

2nd person are you making?

3rd person is he/she/it making?

Plural

1st person are we making?

2nd person are you making?

3rd person are they making?

Negative question aren't I making?

Singular

1st person aren't I making? am I not making?

2nd person aren't you making? are you not making?

3rd person isn't he/she/it making? is he/she/it not making?

Plural

1st person aren't we making? are we not making?

2nd person aren't you making? are you not making?

3rd person aren't they making? are they not making?

Past continuous I was making

Positive I was making

Singular

1st person I was making

2nd person you were making

3rd person he/she/it was making

Plural

1st person we were making

2nd person you were making

3rd person they were making

Negative I wasn't making

Singular

1st person I wasn't making I was not making

2nd person you weren't making you were not making

3rd person he/she/it wasn't making he/she/it was not making

Plural

1st person we weren't making we were not making

2nd person you weren't making you were not making

3rd person they weren't making they were not making

Question was I making?

Singular

1st person was I making?

2nd person were you making?

3rd person was he/she/it making?

Plural

1st person were we making?

2nd person were you making?

3rd person were they making?

Negative question wasn't I making?

Singular

1st person wasn't I making? was I not making?

2nd person weren't you making? were you not making?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it making? was he/she/it not making?

Plural

1st person weren't we making? were we not making?

2nd person weren't you making? were you not making?

3rd person weren't they making? were they not making?

Future continuous I'll be making

Positive I'll be making

Singular

1st person I'll be making I will be making

2nd person you'll be making you will be making

3rd person he/she/it'll be making he/she/it will be making

Plural

1st person we'll be making we will be making

2nd person you'll be making you will be making

3rd person they'll be making they will be making

Negative I won't be making

Singular

1st person I won't be making I will not be making

2nd person you won't be making you will not be making

3rd person he/she/it won't be making he/she/it will not be making

Plural

1st person we won't be making we will not be making

2nd person you won't be making you will not be making

3rd person they won't be making they will not be making

Question will I be making?

Singular

1st person will I be making?

2nd person will you be making?

3rd person will he/she/it be making?

Plural

1st person will we be making?

2nd person will you be making?

3rd person will they be making?

Negative question won't I be making?

Singular

1st person won't I be making? will I not be making?

2nd person won't you be making? will you not be making?

3rd person won't he/she/it be making? will he/she/it not be making?

Plural

1st person won't we be making? will we not be making?

2nd person won't you be making? will you not be making?

3rd person won't they be making? will they not be making?

Conditional continuous I'd be making

Positive I'd be making

Singular

1st person I'd be making I would be making

2nd person you'd be making you would be making

3rd person he/she/it'd be making he/she/it would be making

Plural

1st person we'd be making we would be making

2nd person you'd be making you would be making

3rd person they'd be making they would be making

Negative I wouldn't be making

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be making I would not be making

2nd person you wouldn't be making you would not be making

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be making he/she/it would not be making

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be making we would not be making

2nd person you wouldn't be making you would not be making

3rd person they wouldn't be making they would not be making

Question would I be making?

Singular

1st person would I be making?

2nd person would you be making?

3rd person would he/she/it be making?

Plural

1st person would we be making?

2nd person would you be making?

3rd person would they be making?

Negative question wouldn't I be making?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be making? would I not be making?

2nd person wouldn't you be making? would you not be making?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be making? would he/she/it not be making?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be making? would we not be making?

2nd person wouldn't you be making? would you not be making?

3rd person wouldn't they be making? would they not be making?

Present perfect I've made

Positive I've made

Singular

1st person I've made I have made

2nd person you've made you have made

3rd person he/she/it's made he/she/it has made

Plural

1st person we've made we have made

2nd person you've made you have made

3rd person they've made they have made

Negative I haven't made

Singular

1st person I haven't made I have not made

2nd person you haven't made you have not made

3rd person he/she/it hasn't made he/she/it has not made

Plural

1st person we haven't made we have not made

2nd person you haven't made you have not made

3rd person they haven't made they have not made

Question have I made?

Singular

1st person have I made?

2nd person have you made?

3rd person has he/she/it made?

Plural

1st person have we made?

2nd person have you made?

3rd person have they made?

Negative question haven't I made?

Singular

1st person haven't I made? have I not made?

2nd person haven't you made? have you not made?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it made? has he/she/it not made?

Plural

1st person haven't we made? have we not made?

2nd person haven't you made? have you not made?

3rd person haven't they made? have they not made?

Past perfect I had made

Positive I had made

Singular

1st person I had made

2nd person you had made

3rd person he/she/it had made

Plural

1st person we had made

2nd person you had made

3rd person they had made

Negative I hadn't made

Singular

1st person I hadn't made I had not made

2nd person you hadn't made you had not made

3rd person he/she/it hadn't made he/she/it had not made

Plural

1st person we hadn't made we had not made

2nd person you hadn't made you had not made

3rd person they hadn't made they had not made

Question had I made?

Singular

1st person had I made?

2nd person had you made?

3rd person had he/she/it made?

Plural

1st person had we made?

2nd person had you made?

3rd person had they made?

Negative question hadn't I made?

Singular

1st person hadn't I made? had I not made?

2nd person hadn't you made? had you not made?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it made? had he/she/it not made?

Plural

1st person hadn't we made? had we not made?

2nd person hadn't you made? had you not made?

3rd person hadn't they made? had they not made?

Future perfect I'll have made

Positive I'll have made

Singular

1st person I'll have made I will have made

2nd person you'll have made you will have made

3rd person he/she/it'll have made he/she/it will have made

Plural

1st person we'll have made we will have made

2nd person you'll have made you will have made

3rd person they'll have made they will have made

Negative I won't have made

Singular

1st person I won't have made I will not have made

2nd person you won't have made you will not have made

3rd person he/she/it won't have made he/she/it will not have made

Plural

1st person we won't have made we will not have made

2nd person you won't have made you will not have made

3rd person they won't have made they will not have made

Question +'ll I have made?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have made? will I have made?

2nd person +'ll you have made? will you have made?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have made? will he/she/it have made?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have made? will we have made?

2nd person +'ll you have made? will you have made?

3rd person +'ll they have made? will they have made?

Negative question won't I have made?

Singular

1st person won't I have made? will I not have made?

2nd person won't you have made? will you not have made?

3rd person won't he/she/it have made? will he/she/it not have made?

Plural

1st person won't we have made? will we not have made?

2nd person won't you have made? will you not have made?

3rd person won't they have made? will they not have made?

Conditional perfect I'd have made

Positive I'd have made

Singular

1st person I'd have made I would have made

2nd person you'd have made you would have made

3rd person he/she/it'd have made he/she/it would have made

Plural

1st person we'd have made we would have made

2nd person you'd have made you would have made

3rd person they'd have made they would have made

Negative I wouldn't have made

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have made I would not have made

2nd person you wouldn't have made you would not have made

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have made he/she/it would not have made

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have made we would not have made

2nd person you wouldn't have made you would not have made

3rd person they wouldn't have made they would not have made

Question would I have made?

Singular

1st person would I have made?

2nd person would you have made?

3rd person would he/she/it have made?

Plural

1st person would we have made?

2nd person would you have made?

3rd person would they have made?

Negative question wouldn't I have made?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have made? would I not have made?

2nd person wouldn't you have made? would you not have made?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have made? would he/she/it not have made?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have made? would we not have made?

2nd person wouldn't you have made? would you not have made?

3rd person wouldn't they have made? would they not have made?

Imperative make!

Positive

you make!

we let's make!

Negative

you don't make!

we let's not make!

Examples make examples

How do I use make in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Let me know if I need to make any changes.

I don't know what to say to make you feel better.

Wealth comes to those who make things happen, not to those who let things happen.

You must be careful not to make him angry.

You must make up for the loss.

Make your choice.

I can not make out at all what you say.

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

Students should make use of the books in the library.

I spoke to him in English and found I could make myself understood.

If I could have a wish, I'd wish I could make up for lost time.

Bees make honey.

Please let me make it up to you.

It's no use pretending to make me believe that I believe things you don't believe!

Where can one make a phone call?

Computers make people stupid.

Nowadays we want our children to make their own decisions, but we expect those decisions to please us.

You make me dream.

Let's face it, it's impossible. We're never gonna make it.

Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed.

Liberty consists of being able to make everything as harmless as possible.

The slowest one to make a promise is the most faithful one in keeping it.

I make lunch every day.

Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it.

David has a keen interest in aesthetics - the qualities that make a painting, sculpture, musical composition, or poem pleasing to the eye, ear, or mind.

The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.

Movie subtitles

I'll make a lot of money. And go to Korea.

Don't make me sad anymore.

Make me sad again, and I'll really die then.

I mean why make a big deal with just one shirt.

That doesn't make sense.

I don't have make up on, they won't recognize me.

I'll make a lot of money, and go back to Korea.

I thought that it would be a little while longer before I could make my move.

Now is the time that we, the Japan Liberation Front, should make a stand!

Today, we will make you pay for the sin of allowing the murderer of Prince Clovis to escape!

Can you send him and the test unit over there after I make arrangements there?

As a new century dawned in 1 400, the emperor YongIe had another transport technology at his disposal, which had the potential to make him master, not just of the middle Kingdom, but of the entire global market.

It was here in the Castle of St George in the hills above Lisbon that the newly crowned Portuguese King Manuel appointed da Gama to command a fleet of ships, to make discoveries and go in search of spices.

They were wondering if they could make money there.

So, we had to make that map before his talk.

I have 6 brothers. Don't make us orphans.

You should make up your mind.

To make the most out of these huge areas the nomadic Arabs have neglected, we need big capitalist companies who possess great means.

Friends! After having conquered this land in the name of France, you will now farm it and make it your new home for you and your children.

Yaouled, make sure your sheep don't eat my wife's flowers.

The only way to ensure peace in Algeria is to make it an independent colony where all Algerians would be equal citizens.

I'm trying to make him a man.

I had become convinced the only way to save this country was to make it a French province.

Make sure you pay attention.

After having conquered this land in the name of France, you will now farm it. And make it your new home!

One week of catching, a kid can make more than two years worth of allowance.

Is it true that you have a magic ring that can make you invisible?

And now you gotta do something to make it right.

You make a catch.

Frankie set up a distraction so I could make the catch without Nick finding out.

And all that's going to happen to Johnny is he's going to miss a math quiz. How's that going to make him a better kid?

It's going to make him dumber!

So that means that you will make them share the soccer pitch with us?

How does that make you feel?

They'll just make your lives miserable.

My friend, they already make our lives miserable.

Since we couldn't stop them from launching their balloons, we had to stop them from getting the materials they needed to make the balloons.

And the more they want to fight, the harder it is for me to make them stop fighting.

Bud, I'm trying to make it so you guys can fight it out on the soccer field in a game against Frankie's crew.

News and current affairs

Some have argued instead that gold's long upward march has been partly driven by the development of new financial instruments that make it easier to trade and speculate in gold.

Wouldn't it be paradoxical, then, if financial alchemy could make an ingot of gold worth dramatically more?

First, we must make certain that the relevant legislation to meet the challenge of terrorism is strictly temporary.

Of course, we want to continue to find ways to make ourselves less vulnerable and terrorists more so.

But there is a serious downside: The deal could hurt developing-country exporters, unless the EU and the US make a concerted effort to protect these actors' interests.

Because rapid fiscal deterioration now has investors worrying about capital losses on US government securities, devaluation would make foreigners more hesitant to finance America's budget deficit.

Perhaps Eban was too urbane, too much of a scholar and gentleman to be able to make it - in Disraeli's phrase - to the top of the greasy pole.

Now the key is to make this effort work.

They could make a real contribution to cleaner, more productive, and efficient farming and land use, while addressing social needs.

In Latin America and elsewhere in the developing world, the IMF imposes accounting frameworks that not only make little sense, but result in excessive austerity.

But, without further profound political and economic integration - which may not end up including all current eurozone members - the euro may not make it even to the end of this decade.

For thousands of years, humans have relied on education, persuasion, social institutions, and the threat of real (or supernatural) punishment to make people behave decently.

But it is also true that although some people are eager to take pills that make them feel better or think faster, it is not so obvious that people would really want to take pills that would make them morally better.

Even so, the fact that very high inflation is possible does not make it probable, so one should be cautious in arguing that higher gold prices are being driven by inflation expectations.

First of all, as a kid, I just assumed that I would go to the moon, without having to do much in particular to make it happen.

It thus seemed to make sense that even in the eurozone, banking supervision remained largely national.

Getting seed and fertilizer to smallholder farmers at highly subsidized prices (or even free in some cases) will make a lasting difference.

Obama, Rudd, Zapatero, and other forward-thinking leaders can therefore make a huge difference by following up on their pledges at the G-8 and insisting that the aid really works.

In this respect, India more resembles the France with which Sarkozy wants to make a clean break than the current one.

Sarkozy could make that dream come true.

It is and would be wrong to make opposition to terrorism the centerpiece of what responsible governments do in the world.

Helping to make societies in the Middle East and elsewhere more democratic might reduce the alienation that can lead to radicalism and worse, but this is easier said than done.