make of

verb

1. to interpret as the meaning of

   what do you make of this news?

2. to produce or construct from

   houses made of brick

3. 1. not to understand

   2. to attribute little or no importance to

   3. to gain little or no benefit from

4. 1. (used with a negative) to make sense of

      he couldn't make much of her babble

   2. to give importance to

   3. to gain benefit from

   4. to pay flattering attention to

      the reporters made much of the film star

Example Sentences

Hard to know what to make of Carson Wentz, who can be all over the map.

From Los Angeles Times

So what do Reform make of party leaders falling over themselves to namecheck them and their leader?

From BBC

But I’ve been wondering lately what my favorite St. Peter Martyr teachers — Sisters Roberta, Eileen and Estelle — would make of today’s political discourse, in which claims of piety and Christian faith are not always backed by words and deeds, particularly from a certain world leader.

From Los Angeles Times

What do you make of Emery calling out his players?

From BBC

So just what does 'Big Sam' make of football in 2025 seemingly adopting the playbook he was enacting more than 20 years ago?

From BBC

Related Words

• clarify 
• construe 
• decipher 
• depict 
• describe 
• enact 
• explain 
• illustrate 
• portray 
• read 
• solve 
• translate 
• understand 
• view