made

[ meyd ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of make ¹.

adjective

1. produced by making, preparing, etc., in a particular way (often used in combination):

   well-made garments.

2. artificially produced:

   made fur.

3. invented or made-up:

   to tell made stories about oneself.

4. prepared, especially from several ingredients:

   a made dish.

5. assured of success or fortune:

   a made man.

made

/ meɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of make 1

adjective

1. artificially produced
2. in combination produced or shaped as specified

   handmade

3. get it made or have it made informal.
   to be assured of success
4. made of money
   very rich

Other Words From

• half-made adjective
• under·made adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of made¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. have it made, Informal.
   1. to be assured or confident of success:

      With a straight A average he's got it made.

   2. to have achieved success, especially wealth, status, or the like.

More idioms and phrases containing made

• have it made
• make

Example Sentences

But the tide was turning on this issue, an email from another constituent made clear.

From The Daily Beast

In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.

From The Daily Beast

The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.

From The Daily Beast

Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.

From The Daily Beast

But  Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.

From The Daily Beast

In this way bundles of the plants are easily made, and in most cases these can be readily carried about.

From Project Gutenberg

Bessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.

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With every allusion that Ramona made to the saints' statues, Alessandro's desire to procure one for her deepened.

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I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.

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Only in the carnage of the head, the tilt of the chin, was the insolence expressed that had made her many enemies.

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