make for
Britishverb
-
to head towards, esp in haste
-
to prepare to attack
-
to help to bring about
your cooperation will make for the success of our project
-
Have or cause to have a particular effect; also, help promote or further. For example, That letter of yours will make for hard feelings in the family , or This system makes for better communication . [Early 1500s]
-
Go toward, as in They turned around and made for home . This usage originated in the late 1500s, but was not widely used until the 1800s. Also see made for .
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Even if the index falls short of that milestone, a third straight year of double-digit returns would still make for a remarkable accomplishment.
From MarketWatch
It’s deceptively simple: a curated list of meals you intend to make for dinner.
From Salon
But to try one of Vancouver’s most beloved Chinese restaurants, make for Chinatown BBQ, where the checkerboard floors and hanging meat evoke a classic Cantonese chopshop.
Her editorial decisions, even if made for the purest of journalistic reasons, were intended to be factors in the Ellison family’s stalking of the Warner properties.
Only 3.82 billion shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange, which made for the lowest volume day since Jan. 3, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From Barron's
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
