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I. make [meɪk] N

1. make ECON (brand):

Fabrikat nt <-(e)s, -e>
Marke f <-, -n>
Automarke f <-, -n>

2. make (of a person):

3. make pej inf (search):

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 sb sth [or sth for sb]
etw für jdn machen

2. make (become):

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

3. make (cause):

machen <machte, gemacht>
to make sb do sth
jdn dazu bringen [o. form veranlassen] , etw zu tun

4. make (force):

to make sb do sth
jdn zwingen, etw zu tun

5. make + adj (cause to be):

machen <machte, gemacht>

6. make (transform to):

7. make (perform):

to make sth mistake, progress, offer, suggestion
etw machen
ein Angebot für [o. über] etw acc machen
to make a move body
um etw acc bitten
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
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

14. make (render perfect):

15. make (have sex):

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

16. make NAUT:

17. make ELEC:

Phrases:

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

III. make <made, made> [meɪk] VB intr

1. make (be about to):

2. make (pretend):

to make like ... Am
so tun, als ob ...

3. make Am dated sl (hand over):

Phrases:

sich acc mit etw dat zufriedengeben

make after VB intr

to make after sb police

make away VB intr inf

verschwinden <verschwindet, verschwand, verschwunden> inf
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

2. make for (be):

to make for sth
etw sein

make of VB trans

1. make of (understand):

to make sth of sth

2. make of (think):

Phrases:

make off VB intr inf

1. make off (leave):

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

2. make off (steal):

sich acc mit etw dat davonmachen inf

I. make out VB intr inf

1. make out (manage):

make out person
make out business

2. make out (have sex):

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

2. make out Brit, Aus (argue):

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):

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 the fire Brit, Aus
to make up the fire Brit, Aus

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

jdn/sich acc schminken

4. make up (produce):

5. make up (compensate):

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 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

I. ˈmake-be·lieve N no pl

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

II. ˈmake-be·lieve ADJ inv

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

make-ˈdo ADJ attr, inv

ˈmake-up N

1. make-up no pl (cosmetics):

Make-up nt <-s, -s>

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

Zusammensetzung f <-, -en>

3. make-up (character):

Persönlichkeit f <-, -en>
Veranlagung f <-, -en>
Psyche f <-, -n>

4. make-up (in printing):

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

5. make-up Am (exam):

Nachprüfung f <-, -en> A, CH

ˈmake-work N no pl

tai·lor-ˈmake VB trans

make tools

make available VB trans MKTG

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make VB

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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