make of
Britishverb
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to interpret as the meaning of
what do you make of this news?
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to produce or construct from
houses made of brick
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not to understand
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to attribute little or no importance to
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to gain little or no benefit from
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(used with a negative) to make sense of
he couldn't make much of her babble
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to give importance to
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to gain benefit from
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to pay flattering attention to
the reporters made much of the film star
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Example Sentences
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"For a long time, no one knew quite what to make of these oddball little blips of dimming," Bouma said.
From Science Daily
Whenever the fighting ends, Fratantoni said, lingering questions will include what damage has been done to the world’s oil supply, how that plays into inflation and what the bond market will make of it.
From MarketWatch
At PMQs on Wednesday, Badenoch said: "I wonder what a director of public prosecutions would make of the defence, 'sorry, I can't produce my WhatsApps, my phone's been stolen'."
From BBC
Some Stellantis employees returning to headquarters full-time are getting a rude welcome: Parking tickets based on the make of their car.
What would Speedee the chef make of the $9 Big Arch?
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