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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At least once while watching “The Great American Road Trip,” I found myself wondering what the Founding Fathers would make of all this.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
If we think of an artwork as an intentional, carefully wrought creation that comes directly from an artist, what are we to make of these incomplete, unfaithful interpretations?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
But few know what to make of this fact.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
So what do I make of all this?
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
He looks up from the cards at Isobel, still not certain what to make of her.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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