make

make is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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

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Verb

Plain form make

Third person singular makes

Simple past made

Past participle made

Present participle making

1. If you make something, you create it.

   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.

   Félix makes his bed every morning.

Synonyms

• (create) create, invent, cook, prepare, draft, write
• (arrange) tend, arrange

Antonyms

• (create) destroy, retract, erase
• (arrange) mess up, unmake

Related words

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