verb

make

Translation

to make, to create, to cause, to earn

I will make a cake.

This music makes me happy.

Don't make me go there.

He makes a lot of money.

((sth.)) to create (sth.) I will make a cake.

((sb./sth.)) ((adjective)) to cause (sb./sth.) to be (adjective) This music makes me happy.

((sb.)) ((verb)) to force (sb.) to do (sth.) Don't make me go there.

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

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

A very basic and versatile verb. Think of 'making' something with your hands, like a cake or a model.