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to produce something, often using a particular substance or material:
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Do you want me to make some coffee?
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He made a chocolate cake.
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She makes all her own clothes.
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[ + two objects ] He made us some coffee./He made some coffee for us.
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The pot is made to withstand high temperatures.
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He works for a company that makes furniture.
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The label on the box said "made in China".
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Butter is made out of/from milk.
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earrings made of gold
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Her new trainer has promised to make an Olympic athlete of her.
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John Huston made some great movies.
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The movie was made by Goldcrest Productions.
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So why didn't Garbo make any films after 1941?
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to cause something:
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The kids made a real mess in the kitchen.
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The bullet made a hole right through his chest.
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[ + infinitive without to ] The wind is making my eyes water.
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What made you change your mind?
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Just seeing Woody Allen's face is enough to make me laugh.
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The photograph makes me look about 80!
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to cause to be, to become, or to appear as:
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[ + noun ] It's the good weather that makes Spain such a popular tourist destination.
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[ + past participle ] She had to shout to make herself heard above the sound of the music.
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I can make myself understood in French, but I'm not fluent.
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They went up to the Ambassador and made themselves known (to her).
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[ + adj ] The company accounts have not yet been made public.
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The book's advertised as "navigation made easy".
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The president has made Henry Paulson his Secretary of the Treasury.
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I'll have a steak - no, make that chicken.
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I'll just make sure I've turned the oven off.
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Make certain (that) we have enough food for the party.
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Make sure you're home by midnight.
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Jones made sure of his place on the team with three great goals.
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I think I locked the door but I'll go back and check just to make sure.
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to force someone or something to do something:
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You can't make him go if he doesn't want to.
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The vet put something down the dog's throat to make it vomit.
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The prisoners are made to dig holes and fill them up again.
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to perform an action:
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I have to make a phone call.
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Somebody has made a donation of £1 million to the charity Oxfam.
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I need to make a doctor's appointment.
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On foot they could only make about 20 miles a day.
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We must make a decision by tomorrow.
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You're not making any effort.
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Someone has made a mistake/an error.
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We're making good progress.
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She has made a request for a new car.
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We made an offer of £450,000 for the house.
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She made a short speech.
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Is it time to make a start on the work?
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Can I make a suggestion?
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We made good time getting across town.
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There's a drunk at the door making trouble.
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She hurried upstairs and quickly made the beds.
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to produce a total when added together:
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12 and 12 make 24.
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Today's earthquake makes five since the beginning of the year.
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[ + obj + noun ] I have 29 different teapots in my collection - if I buy this one that'll make it 30.
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to calculate as:
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How much do you make the total?
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I make the answer (to be) 105.6.
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What do you make the time?/What time do you make it?
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to earn or get:
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She makes $100,000 a year as a doctor.
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How do you make a living as a painter?
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The company has made huge profits/losses.
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He's very good at making new friends.
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to arrive at or reach, especially successfully:
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She made it to the airport just in time to catch her plane.
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He made it to the bed and then collapsed.
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Could you make a meeting at 8 a.m.?/Could you make an 8 a.m. meeting?
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to succeed in getting a place in a team:
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She failed to make the Olympic squad.
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to appear as a story in the news:
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His story made the papers back home.
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The civil war in Mozambique made few headlines around the globe.
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to cause to be perfect:
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Those little bows around the neck really make the dress!
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a type of product or the name of the company that made it:
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What make is your laptop?
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to bring something into existence, esp. using a particular substance or material; produce:
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Does that company make computers?
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Butter is made from cream.
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My wedding ring is made of gold.
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He made us some coffee.
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to cause something:
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The kids made a mess in the kitchen.
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Don’t make any noise.
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to cause something to be, become, or appear in a particular way:
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If you open some windows, you’ll make it cooler.
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He said something that made her angry.
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We can sit closer together and make room (= provide space) for one more.
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We’re making our attic into a spare bedroom.
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to perform an action:
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I’ve got to make a (phone) call to Ricardo.
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We must make a decision by tomorrow.
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Someone has made a mistake.
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Latisha is making progress in her reading.
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Can I make a suggestion?
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We might as well make use of the car, since we’ve got it for the whole weekend.
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to force someone or something to do something:
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Ambition will make you get up off your sofa and go out and work for what you want.
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to be or become something, esp. by having the necessary characteristics:
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I don’t think he will ever make a good lawyer.
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Hector and Wanda make a delightful couple.
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He worked really hard, but he didn’t make the team (= was not chosen to be a member of it).
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to add up to (a total):
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to earn or get:
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She makes $70,000 a year.
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Can you make a living as a painter?
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to arrive at or reach:
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We should make Whitefish Bay by nightfall.
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He made it to the bed and then collapsed.
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a particular product, or the name of the company that made it:
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What make of air conditioner do you recommend?
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to produce or prepare goods, etc.:
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The firm is only a small player in the industry, making around 1,000 vehicles a year.
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We make software that allows mobile employees to connect securely to their corporate networks.
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made of sth The bottles are made of opaque glass so that the contents cannot be seen.
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made from sth All our coffee is made from beans sourced locally.
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to earn or receive money:
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make money Investors are hoping that one day "green" companies will make serious money.
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make $30,000/£500/€75m, etc. The state of Alaska makes around $50 million a year on tobacco taxes.
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She makes around £100,000 a year as a dentist.
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make sth on sth They made $500,000 in total on the deal.
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make a living In this area it's hard to make a living as a gardener.
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to do a particular thing:
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make a decision/mistake/improvement No major decisions are made without the CEO's approval.
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make a deal/purchase/offer The deal includes a $25 million break-up fee, which could encourage other bidders to make a competing offer.
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to say something officially or formally:
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make a recommendation/statement/judgment The audit makes a series of recommendations.
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make an announcement/a comment/a speech Both parties plan to make an announcement before Christmas.
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to choose someone as something, or employ someone as something:
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He was made Principal Analyst within a year of joining the company.
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to cause someone or something to be in a particular state:
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In August this year, she was made redundant from her job at the bank after 15 years' service.
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make sth available/accessible/user-friendly One of the project's key goals is to make the website available in different languages.
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to be ready, willing, and able to buy or sell particular bonds, shares, etc. as a dealer:
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to pay, lend, invest, etc. money:
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Shareholders may authorize a third party, such as a bank or employer, to make investments directly to their Fund accounts.
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to earn or lose more money than you spend:
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The business made a pre-tax profit of £14.9m last year.
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to make something successful:
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to become rich and successful:
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After years of hard work, she finally made good.
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Los Angeles is full of people who go there to "make it big" like the stars in Hollywood.
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to reduce the bad effect of there not being enough of something, for example money:
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Many employers have been called upon to make good the deficits in their pension plans.
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Exports of North Sea oil and gas dried up and failed to make good the shortfall in the manufacturing sector.
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to pay for or repair something that has been damaged:
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The company is not under any liability to make good any damage to the site.
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to do something that you have promised to do, for example paying back money that you owe or paying for the cost of damage you have caused:
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to cause someone or something either to be very successful, or to cause them to fail:
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The first year of trading can make or break a new business.
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the name of a product made by a particular company, rather than by other companies that make similar products:
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Depending on the make and model, delivery could take as little as a week.
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What make of car do you drive?
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to be trying very hard to get more money or power for yourself:
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Many people assume that politicians are just on the make.
