made

[ meyd ]

/ meɪd /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of make¹.

adjective

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.

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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.

OTHER WORDS FROM made

half-made, adjectiveun·der·made, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH made

made , maid

Words nearby made

madding, maddish, mad-dog, mad-dog skullcap, Maddux, made, made dish, made-down bed, made for each other, Madeira, Madeira cake

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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.
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In 2011 LGBT media outlet Queerty took the app to task for allegedly deleting accounts that made reference to being trans.
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The program has not made a final selection on which upgrades will actually be included in future versions of the F-35.
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Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.
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But Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.
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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 Bastin
Bessires 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-Pattison
With every allusion that Ramona made to the saints' statues, Alessandro's desire to procure one for her deepened.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
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

made

/ (meɪd) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of make 1

adjective

artificially produced

(in combination) produced or shaped as specifiedhandmade

get it made or have it made informal to be assured of success

made of money very rich

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with made

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.

made

Idioms about made

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British Dictionary definitions for made

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