made
simple past tense and past participle of make1.
produced by making, preparing, etc., in a particular way (often used in combination): well-made garments.
artificially produced: made fur.
invented or made-up: to tell made stories about oneself.
prepared, especially from several ingredients: a made dish.
assured of success or fortune: a made man.
Idioms about made
have it made, Informal.
to be assured or confident of success: With a straight A average he's got it made.
to have achieved success, especially wealth, status, or the like.
Origin of made
1Other words from made
- half-made, adjective
- un·der·made, adjective
Words that may be confused with made
- made , maid
Words Nearby made
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How to use made in a sentence
But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.
In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.
The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.
Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.
But Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.
In this way bundles of the plants are easily made, and in most cases these can be readily carried about.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinBessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonWith every allusion that Ramona made to the saints' statues, Alessandro's desire to procure one for her deepened.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonI was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
Only in the carnage of the head, the tilt of the chin, was the insolence expressed that had made her many enemies.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for made
/ (meɪd) /
the past tense and past participle of make 1
artificially produced
(in combination) produced or shaped as specified: handmade
get it made or have it made informal to be assured of success
made of money very rich
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Other Idioms and Phrases with made
In addition to the idioms beginning with made
- made for each other
- made of money
- made to measure
- made to order
also see:
- have it made
Also see undermake.
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