Слово англійською: make
Дієслово
Переклад make українською: твори́ти (утво́рювати), ви́робити, виробля́ти (това́ри і т. д.), зроби́ти (створи́ти і т. д.), зароби́ти, заробля́ти, зроби́ти що чим (і́ншим, перетвори́ти), приму́сити, зму́сити, заста́вити кого́ зроби́ти що, укла́сти (до́говір і т. д.)
Детальний опис
make
verb /meɪk/
see also made create
- to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together
- make something to make a table/dress/cake
- to make bread/cement/paper
- She makes her own clothes.
- How do you make that dish with the peppers and olives in it?
- made in France (= on a label)
- be made of something What's your shirt made of?
- Traditional Japanese houses were made of wood.
- be made out of something What's your shirt made out of?
- be made from something Wine is made from grapes.
- make something into something The grapes are made into wine.
- make something for somebody She made coffee for us all.
- make somebody something She made us all coffee.
Vocabulary Building Household jobs: do or make?Household jobs: do or make?- To talk about jobs in the home you can use such phrases as wash the dishes, clean the kitchen floor, set the table, etc. In conversation the verb do is often used instead:
- Let me do the dishes.
- Michael said he would do the kitchen floor.
- It’s your turn to do the table.
Do is often used with nouns ending in -ing:- to do the shopping/cleaning/ironing/vacuuming.
- The verb make is used especially in the phrase make the beds and when you are talking about preparing or cooking food:
- He makes a great lasagne.
- I’ll make breakfast while you’re having a shower.
You can also say get, get ready and, especially in North American English, fix for preparing meals:- Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed?
- Sit down—I’ll fix supper for you.
- make something to write, create or prepare something
- These regulations were made to protect children.
- My lawyer has been urging me to make a will.
- She has made (= directed or acted in) several movies.
- It is possible to make a hypothesis on the basis of this graph.
- The Environment Secretary is to make a statement on Tuesday.
cause to appear/happen/become/do
- to cause something to appear as a result of breaking, tearing, hitting or removing material
- make something + adv./prep. The stone made a dent in the roof of the car.
- make something The holes in the cloth were made by moths.
- make something to cause something to exist, happen or be done
- to make a noise/mess/fuss
- She tried to make a good impression on the interviewer.
- I keep making the same mistakes.
Synonyms makemakedo ▪ create ▪ develop ▪ produce ▪ generate ▪ formThese words all mean to make something from parts or materials, or to cause something to exist or happen.make to create or prepare something by combining materials or putting parts together; to cause something to exist or happen:- She makes her own clothes.
- She made a good impression on the interviewer.
do (rather informal) to make or prepare something, especially something artistic or something to eat:- He did a beautiful drawing of a house.
- Who’s doing the food for the party?
create to make something exist or happen, especially something new that did not exist before:- Scientists disagree about how the universe was created.
make or create?Make is a more general word and is more often used for physical things: you would usually make a table/dress/cake but create jobs/wealth. You can use create for something physical in order to emphasize how original or unusual the object is: Try this new dish, created by our head chef. develop (used especially in business contexts) to think of and produce a new product:produce to make things to be sold; to create something using skill:- a factory that produces microchips
generate to produce or create something, especially power, money or ideas:- to generate electricity
- Brainstorming is a good way of generating ideas.
form [often passive] to make something from something else; to make something into something else:- Rearrange the letters to form a new word.
- The chain is formed from 136 links.
Patterns- to make/create/develop/produce/generate/form something from/out of something
- to make/form something into something
- to make/produce wine
- to create/develop a new product
- to create/produce/generate income/profits/wealth
- to produce/generate electricity/heat/power
- make somebody/something/yourself + adj. to cause somebody/something to feel, show or have a particular quality; to cause somebody/something to be or become something
- The news made him very happy.
- She made her objections clear.
- Technology continues to make our lives easier.
- He made it clear that he objected.
- The full story was never made public.
- Can you make yourself understood in Russian?
- She couldn't make herself heard above the noise of the traffic.
- The terrorists made it known that tourists would be targeted.
- Unrealistic deadlines may make targets difficult or impossible to achieve.
- Technology has made it possible to move many jobs away from high-cost locations.
- make somebody/something do something to cause somebody/something to do something
- She always makes me laugh.
- This dress makes me look fat.
- What makes you say that (= why do you think so)?
- Nothing will make me change my mind.
- We were made to feel extremely welcome.
- to cause somebody/something to be or become a particular kind of thing or person
- make something of somebody/something This isn't very important—I don't want to make an issue of it.
- Don't make a habit of it.
- You've made a terrible mess of this job.
- It's important to try and make something of (= achieve something in) your life.
- We'll make a tennis player of you yet.
- make something + noun I made painting the house my project for the summer.
- She made it her business to find out who was responsible.
- These improvements will make the city a better place to live.
- He's made his firm a success.
a bed
- make a bed to arrange a bed so that it is neat and ready for use
a decision/guess/comment, etc.
- make a decision, guess, comment, etc. to decide, guess, etc. something
- Come on! It's time we made a start.
- The plane was forced to make an emergency landing because of bad weather.
Make can be used in this way with a number of different nouns. These expressions are included at the entry for each noun. force
- to force somebody to do something
- make somebody do something They made me repeat the whole story.
- be made to do something She must be made to comply with the rules.
- make somebody He never cleans his room and his mother never tries to make him.
represent
- to represent somebody/something as being or doing something
- make somebody/something + adj. You've made my nose too big (= for example in a drawing).
- make somebody/something + noun He makes King Lear a truly tragic figure.
appoint
- make somebody + noun to elect or choose somebody as something
- She made him her assistant.
be suitable
- linking verb make + noun to become or develop into something; to be suitable for something
- She would have made an excellent teacher.
- This room would make a nice office.
equal
- linking verb + noun to add up to or equal something
- 5 and 7 make 12.
- A hundred cents make one euro.
- linking verb + noun to be a total of something
- That makes the third time he's failed his driving test!
money
- make something to earn or gain money
- She makes $100 000 a year.
- to make a profit/loss
- We need to think of ways to make money.
- He made a fortune on the stock market.
- She makes a living as a stand-up comic.
calculate
- [no passive] make something + noun to think or calculate something to be something
- What time do you make it?
- I make that exactly $50.
reach
- [no passive] make something to manage to reach or go to a place or position
- Do you think we'll make Dover by 12?
- I'm sorry I couldn't make your party last night.
- He'll never make (= get a place in) the team.
- The story made (= appeared on) the front pages of the national newspapers.
- We just managed to make the deadline (= to finish something in time).
something successful
- make something to cause something to be a success
- Good company can make a meal.
- The news really made my day.
More Like This Verbs with two objectsVerbs with two objects- bet
- bring
- build
- buy
- cost
- get
- give
- leave
- lend
- make
- offer
- owe
- pass
- pay
- play
- post
- promise
- read
- refuse
- sell
- send
- show
- sing
- take
- teach
- tell
- throw
- wish
- write
Word OriginOld English macian, of West Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘fitting’; related to the verb match.
Idioms Most idioms containing make are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example make merry is at merry. make as if to do something
- to make a movement that makes it seem as if you are just going to do something
- to manage with something that is not really good enough
- We were in a hurry so we had to make do with a quick snack.
- to become rich and successfulTopics Successc2
- to pay for, replace or repair something that has been lost or damaged
- She promised to make good the damage.
- to do something that you have promised, threatened, etc. to do synonym fulfil
- to be successful in your career
- He never really made it as an actor.
Topics Successc2 - to succeed in reaching a place in time, especially when this is difficult
- The flight leaves in twenty minutes—we'll never make it.
- to be able to be present at a place
- I'm sorry I won't be able to make it (= for example, to a party) on Saturday.
- to survive after a serious illness or accident; to deal successfully with a difficult experience
- The doctors think he's going to make it.
- make it through something I don't know how I made it through the week.
Topics Successc2, Health problemsc2
- (North American English, slang) to have sex with somebody
- (North American English, informal) to pretend to be, know or have something in order to impress people
- He makes like he's the greatest actor of all time.
make the most of something/somebody/yourself
- to gain as much advantage, pleasure, etc. as you can from somebody/something
- It's my first trip abroad so I'm going to make the most of it.
- She doesn't know how to make the most of herself (= make herself appear in the best possible way).
make much of something/somebody
- to treat something/somebody as very important
- He always makes much of his humble origins.
make or break somebody/something
- to be the thing that makes somebody/something either a success or a failure
- This movie will make or break him as a director.
- It's make-or-break time for the company.
Topics Successc2, Difficulty and failurec2
make something of yourself
- to be successful in your life
- I wanted to study hard and really make something of myself.
Topics Successc2
Phrasal Verbs- make for
- make into
- make of
- make off
- make off with
- make out
- make over
- make towards
- make up
- make up for
- make up to