make

make is on the Basic English 850 List.

machine - make - male

make is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

major - make - man

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈmeɪk/
• SAMPA: /"meIk/

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Verb

Plain form make

Third-person singular makes

Past tense made

Past participle made

Present participle making

1. If you make something, you create it.
   • Synonyms: create, invent, cook, prepare, draft and write
   • Antonyms: destroy, retract and erase

   He made pancakes by combining the ingredients and frying the mixture.

   They made a petition to the governor.

2. If you make your bed, you arrange it.
   • Synonyms: tend and arrange
   • Antonyms: mess up and unmake

   Félix makes his bed every morning.

Related words

• make for
• make out
• make over
• make up
• self-made