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Meaning of make

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

make

Pronunciation:/meɪk//meɪk/

noun

Definitions

  1. Brand or kind; model.

    Example: What make of car do you drive?

  2. Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.

  3. Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.

    Example: The camera was of German make.

  4. A person's character or disposition.

verb

Definitions

  1. To create.

  2. To behave, to act.

    Example: He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.

  3. To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.

  4. To constitute.

    Example: One swallow does not a summer make.

make

Pronunciation:/meɪk//meɪk/

noun

Definitions

  1. An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares.