make for
Britishverb
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to head towards, esp in haste
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to prepare to attack
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to help to bring about
your cooperation will make for the success of our project
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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]
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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
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Magna executives were counting on entirely new EV parts, such as the battery containers the company would make for GM, and the fact that components for EVs are often pricier than those for gas-powered vehicles.
What a difference just five years can make for a once-hot shoe company that has turned into “kind of a cliché.”
From MarketWatch
“The advantage of those designations is that they make for easy collection of the asset after death — generally all that is needed is a death certificate,” Carbone says.
From MarketWatch
“Dog Day Afternoon” makes for a largely diverting evening, but like many if not most stage versions of beloved films it never entirely succeeds at laying to rest the ghosts of its cinematic past.
In the first, E stood alone, in clothes made for her and passed down from family.
From Literature
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