Phrasal Verbs With 'Make'

Make after phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Chase
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The police MADE AFTER the stolen car.

Make away with phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Steal
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The thieves MADE AWAY WITH the painting.

Make do with phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Accept something less satisfactory because there's no alternative
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: There's no coffee, so we'll have to MAKE DO WITH tea.

Make for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Head in a certain direction
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: We MADE FOR home when it started raining.
  2. Meaning: Produce a result or situation
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The low quality of the service MADE FOR a lot of dissatisfaction.

Make into phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Change something into something else
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: Many churches have been MADE INTO flats in recent years.

Make it phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Arrive or get a result
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I thought you weren't coming, so I was really pleased you MADE IT.

Make it up to phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Try to compensate for doing something wrong
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He tried to MAKE IT UP TO her, but she wouldn't speak to him.

Make of phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Understand or have an opinion
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: What do you MAKE OF your new boss?

Make off phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Leave somewhere in a hurry
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They MADE OFF when they heard the police siren.

Make off with phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Steal
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: Thieves MADE OFF WITH over a million dollars in the robbery.

Make out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Make a cheque payable to somebody
    (Separable [optional] | British English)
    » Example: Please MAKE the cheque OUT to RGM Productions Ltd.
  2. Meaning: Pretend
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: He MADE OUT that he was ill so that he didn't have to go to school.
  3. Meaning: Progress
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: How are your children MAKING OUT at the new school?
  4. Meaning: Kiss and pet
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They were MAKING OUT at the party last night.
  5. Meaning: Discern a small detail
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I can just MAKE OUT the outline of a flying saucer in this photo.
  6. Meaning: Be able to see or hear something
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: Can you MAKE OUT what she's saying?
  7. Meaning: Understand someone's nature or personality
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: He's strange; I can't MAKE him OUT.

Make over phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Change appearance
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The beauty salon gave her a MAKEOVER before the party.
  2. Meaning: Give money or possessions to someone in a legal way
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She MADE OVER her property to her children.

Make towards phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Head in the direction
    (Inseparable | British English)
    » Example: We MADE TOWARDS the centre.

Make up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Stop being angry with someone
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They are always arguing, but they MAKE UP again very quickly.
  2. Meaning: Put on cosmetics
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She went to the bathroom to MAKE her face UP.
  3. Meaning: Invent a story
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They MADE UP an excuse for being late.

Make up for phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Compensate
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I sent her a present to try to MAKE UP FOR my appalling behaviour.

Make up to phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Increase a sum received to a higher figure
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English | Contributed By: )
    » Example: The charity collected £24,517.57, and the anonymous donor MADE the total UP TO £25,000'

Make with phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Give (usually used as an imperative)
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: MAKE WITH the money you owe me.

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