verb

make

Translation

to make, to create, to cause, to earn

I will make a cake for your birthday.

This music makes me happy.

He made me wait for an hour.

She would make a good doctor.

((sth.)) to create (sth.) She made a cup of tea.

((sb./sth.)) ((adjective)) to cause (sb./sth.) to be (adjective) The news made him sad.

((sb.)) ((verb)) to force (sb.) to do (sth.) My parents made me clean my room.

Synonyms: create, produce, build; Antonyms: destroy, break

From Old English 'macian', meaning 'to make, form, construct'.

One of the most basic verbs. Think of 'making' a model with your hands.