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What is a basic definition of make?
Make means to create, to force, or to cause to happen. Make has many other senses as a verb and a noun. The word make is used in a huge amount of idioms, as well.
If you make something, you are building it or bringing it into existence. It is possible to make both physical things (breakfast, a snowman, etc.) and nonphysical things (a deal, a promise, etc.). People make things by combining parts or ingredients, shaping materials, or triggering them to happen through their actions. Someone who makes something is its maker.
- Real-life examples: Bakers make bread and pastries. Politicians make laws. Children often make a mess. Painters and sculptors make works of art.
- Used in a sentence: She made a deal with him that they would split the rent evenly.
If you make someone do something, you force them to do it.
- Real-life examples: Parents make their children go to school. Our country makes us pay taxes. You might make your dog behave.
- Used in a sentence: I made Rick apologize to Emily for eating her lunch.
Make can also mean to cause something to occur. If a person makes something happen, they might not have directly done the work but they are the reason that it happened. For example, you might make someone smile by giving them a gift. While the gift may be the true source of joy, you are the person who caused them to smile by giving it to them.
- Used in a sentence: The thunderstorm made us decide to reschedule the picnic.
Where does make come from?
The first records of make come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English verb macian and is related to the Dutch maken and the German machen.
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What are some other forms related to make?
- maker (noun)
- makable (adjective)
- makeless (adjective)
What are some synonyms for make?
What are some words that share a root or word element with make?
What are some words that often get used in discussing make?
How is make used in real life?
Make is a very common word that often means to create something.
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Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of make?
A. create
B. build
C. produce
D. destroy