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I. make [meɪk] N

1. make ECON (brand):

make
Fabrikat nt <-(e)s, -e>
make
Marke f <-, -n>
it's jam of my own make
make of car
Automarke f <-, -n>

2. make (of a person):

3. make pej inf (search):

to be on the make (for sex)
to be on the make (for money)
to be on the make (for power)
to be on the make (for profit)
to be on the make (for career)
to put the make on sb Am sl

II. make <made, made> [meɪk] VB trans

1. make (produce):

to make sth
etw machen
to make sth company, factory
to make bread
to make clothes
to make a copy of sth
to make a movie [or film]
to make peace
to make a picture inf
to make a recording of sth
to make a snowman
to make steel/a pot
to make time
to make sb sth [or sth for sb]
etw für jdn machen

2. make (become):

to make sth
etw werden
to make sth (be)
etw sein
to make a match

3. make (cause):

make
machen <machte, gemacht>
to make sb one's wife
to make sth do sth the wind is making my eyes water
to make sb do sth
jdn dazu bringen [o. form veranlassen] , etw zu tun
to make sb laugh
to make sb suffer

4. make (force):

to make sb do sth
jdn zwingen, etw zu tun
go to your room! — no, and you can't make me!

5. make + adj (cause to be):

make
machen <machte, gemacht>
to make sb angry/happy
to make sth easy
to make oneself known to sb
to make oneself known to sb
to make sth public

6. make (transform to):

7. make (perform):

to make sth mistake, progress, offer, suggestion
etw machen
to make a bargain
to make a bid for sth
ein Angebot für [o. über] etw acc machen
to make a book STOCKEX
to make a call
to make a deal
to make a deposit
to make an effort
to make a face
to make a good job of sth
to make a move (in game)
to make a move body
to make a payment
to make a promise
to make a promise
to make a request for sth
um etw acc bitten
to make a start
to make good time doing sth
to make way [or space] [or room]

8. make (amount to):

to make sth with numbers

9. make (earn, get):

to make sth he makes £50,000 a year
er verdient [o. inf macht] 50.000 Pfund im Jahr
to make enemies
to make a fortune
to make friends
to make a killing
to make a living
to make a lot of money out of sth
mit etw dat viel Geld verdienen [o. inf machen]

10. make (appoint):

11. make (consider important):

to make sth of sth she makes a lot of politeness

12. make (estimate):

I make the answer [to be] 105.6

13. make inf (get to, reach):

to make sth
could you make a meeting at 8 a.m.?
to make the grade
to make the grade
to make the finals/a team SPORTS
to make the big time inf
to make it to the top
to make it

14. make (render perfect):

15. make (have sex):

to make love
to make love
to make sb Am, Aus sl
mit jdm ins Bett gehen inf
he tried to make her
to make it with sb inf!
es mit jdm treiben inf

16. make NAUT:

to make port
to make sail
to make way

17. make ELEC:

to make contact

Phrases:

to make a beeline [or dash] for sth/sb
to make or break sth/sb
to make a go of it
to make a go of it
in etw dat Erfolg haben
to make sense

III. make <made, made> [meɪk] VB intr

1. make (be about to):

2. make (pretend):

to make as if to do sth
to make like ... Am
so tun, als ob ...

3. make Am dated sl (hand over):

Phrases:

to make do with/without sth
to make do and mend prov
to make do and mend prov
sich acc mit etw dat zufriedengeben
OpenDict entry

make VB

make or break

make after VB intr

to make after sb
to make after sb police

make away VB intr inf

make away
verschwinden <verschwindet, verschwand, verschwunden> inf
make away
abhauen <haut ab, haute ab [o. form hieb ab], abgehauen [o. SGer, A abgehaut] haute ab, abgehauen>

make for, make towards VB intr

1. make for (head for):

to make for [or towards] sth
auf etw acc zugehen
to make for [or towards] sth (by car or bus)
auf etw acc zufahren
to make for [or towards] the door/car

2. make for (be):

to make for sth
etw sein
to make for sth (result in)

make of VB trans

1. make of (understand):

to make sth of sth

2. make of (think):

to make sth of sb/sth what do you make of his speech?
to make much of sb (appreciate)
to make much of sb (praise)

Phrases:

make off VB intr inf

1. make off (leave):

make off
verschwinden <verschwindet, verschwand, verschwunden> inf
make off
abhauen <haut ab, haute ab [o. form hieb ab], abgehauen [o. SGer, A abgehaut] haute ab, abgehauen>

2. make off (steal):

to make off with sth
sich acc mit etw dat davonmachen inf
to make off with sth

I. make out VB intr inf

1. make out (manage):

make out person
make out business

2. make out (have sex):

make out
to make out with sb esp Am
mit jdm rummachen sl

II. make out VB trans

1. make out (write out):

to make out ⇆ sth
to make out a bill
to make out a cheque
to make out a will

2. make out Brit, Aus (argue):

to make out a case for sth
to make out a case for sth

3. make out (see):

to make out ⇆ sth writing, numbers
to make out ⇆ sth distant object
to make out ⇆ sth (hear)

4. make out inf (claim):

to make sb/sth out to be sth
jdn/etw als etw acc hinstellen

make over VB trans

1. make over LAW (transfer ownership):

to make over ⇆ a house/a business/land to sb

2. make over esp Am (redo):

to make over ⇆ sth

I. make up VB trans

1. make up (invent):

2. make up (prepare):

to make up ⇆ sth
to make up a bed
to make up the fire Brit, Aus
to make up the fire Brit, Aus
to make up a list
to make up a page/book/newspaper JOURN
to make up a road
to make up a room

3. make up (put on make-up):

to make sb/oneself up
jdn/sich acc schminken

4. make up (produce):

to make up ⇆ curtains/a dress

5. make up (compensate):

to make up a deficit
to make up time
to make up time train
to make up work Am, Aus

6. make up (comprise):

to make up ⇆ sth

7. make up (decide):

8. make up (reconcile):

to make it up with sb
to make it up with sb
to make it up to sb [for sth]
jdn [für etw acc] entschädigen
to make it up to sb [for sth]

9. make up FIN:

10. make up TYPO:

to make sth ⇆ up

II. make up VB intr

make up
make up
kiss and make up

I. ˈmake-be·lieve N no pl

make-believe
Fantasie f <-, -si̱e̱·en>
make-believe
Illusion f <-, -en>

II. ˈmake-be·lieve ADJ inv

make-believe
make-believe

III. ˈmake-be·lieve <made-, made-> VB intr

to make-believe [that] ...

make-ˈdo ADJ attr, inv

make-do

ˈmake-up N

1. make-up no pl (cosmetics):

make-up
Make-up nt <-s, -s>
to put on make-up
to put on make-up
to wear make-up
Make-up tragen

2. make-up of a group, a population:

make-up
Zusammensetzung f <-, -en>

3. make-up (character):

make-up
Persönlichkeit f <-, -en>
make-up
Veranlagung f <-, -en>
genetic make-up
Psyche f <-, -n>

4. make-up (in printing):

make-up
Umbruch m <-s, -brüche>
make-up layout
Aufmachung f <-, -en>

5. make-up Am (exam):

make-up
make-up
Nachprüfung f <-, -en> A, CH

ˈmake-work N no pl

make-work

tai·lor-ˈmake VB trans

to tailor-make sth

make tools

make tools

make available VB trans MKTG

OpenDict entry

make out VB

to make out with sb Am
Present
Imake
youmake
he/she/itmakes
wemake
youmake
theymake
Past
Imade
youmade
he/she/itmade
wemade
youmade
theymade
Present Perfect
Ihavemade
youhavemade
he/she/ithasmade
wehavemade
youhavemade
theyhavemade
Past Perfect
Ihadmade
youhadmade
he/she/ithadmade
wehadmade
youhadmade
theyhadmade