“make” – English explanatory dictionary

□ to make good something to put something right ○ They promised to make good the damage they caused. □ to make good to become successful ○ He’s a local boy who has made good in the city. □ to make it to be successful ○ We won’t make it – we left the house too late. □ what time do you make it? what is the time according to your watch? □ to make sense of something to understand something ○ I can’t make any sense of what she’s trying to say. □ to make do with to use something because there is nothing else available § to make sense 1. to be understood ○ The message doesn’t make sense. 2. to be a good idea ○ It makes sense to put a little money into your savings account every week.

noun the country or the company which makes something ○ Japanese makes of cars ○ What is the make of your refrigerator? Synonym sort ■ verb 1. to put something together or build something ○ He made a boat out of old pieces of wood. ○ These knives are made of steel. 2. to get something ready ○ She is making a Christmas cake. ○ Do you want me to make some tea? □ to make a bed to make a bed tidy after someone has slept in it ○ When we got to the hotel, the beds hadn’t been made. 3. to add up to a total ○ Six and four make ten. 4. to earn money ○ He made millions of pounds by buying and selling property. 5. to give someone a feeling ○ The smell of curry makes me hungry. ○ The rough sea made him feel sick. ○ Looking at old photographs made her sad. ○ He made himself comfortable in the armchair. 6. to force someone to do something ○ His mother made him clean his room. ○ The teacher made us all stay in after school. ○ I can’t make the car go any faster. ○ What on earth made you do that? 7. (in sports) to score ○ He made 156.

[mag], a halfpenny.

any one is said to be “on the MAKE” who asks too high a price
for his goods, or endeavours in any way to overreach.

to steal, a successful theft or swindle. A man on the look-out
for swindling opportunities is said to be “on the MAKE.”