Showing 17 phrasal verbs and 27 definitions related to the verb 'Make'.
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Make after phrasal verb
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Meaning: Chase
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: The police MADE AFTER the stolen car.
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Meaning: Chase
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Make away with phrasal verb
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Meaning: Steal
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The thieves MADE AWAY WITH the painting.
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Meaning: Steal
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Make do with phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: Accept something less satisfactory because there's no alternative
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Make for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Head in a certain direction
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: We MADE FOR home when it started raining. -
Meaning: Produce a result or situation
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: The low quality of the service MADE FOR a lot of dissatisfaction.
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Meaning: Head in a certain direction
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Make into phrasal verb
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Meaning: Change something into something else
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: Many churches have been MADE INTO flats in recent years.
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Meaning: Change something into something else
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Make it phrasal verb
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Meaning: Arrive or get a result
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: I thought you weren't coming, so I was really pleased you MADE IT.
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Meaning: Arrive or get a result
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Make it up to phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: Try to compensate for doing something wrong
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Make of phrasal verb
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Meaning: Understand or have an opinion
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: What do you MAKE OF your new boss?
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Meaning: Understand or have an opinion
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Make off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Leave somewhere in a hurry
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: They MADE OFF when they heard the police siren.
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Meaning: Leave somewhere in a hurry
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Make off with phrasal verb
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Meaning: Steal
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: Thieves MADE OFF WITH over a million dollars in the robbery.
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Meaning: Steal
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Make out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Make a cheque payable to somebody
(Separable [optional] | British English)
» Example: Please MAKE the cheque OUT to RGM Productions Ltd. -
Meaning: Pretend
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: He MADE OUT that he was ill so that he didn't have to go to school. -
Meaning: Progress
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: How are your children MAKING OUT at the new school? -
Meaning: Kiss and pet
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: They were MAKING OUT at the party last night. -
Meaning: Discern a small detail
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: I can just MAKE OUT the outline of a flying saucer in this photo. -
Meaning: Be able to see or hear something
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: Can you MAKE OUT what she's saying? -
Meaning: Understand someone's nature or personality
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: He's strange; I can't MAKE him OUT.
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Meaning: Make a cheque payable to somebody
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Make over phrasal verb
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Meaning: Change appearance
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: The beauty salon gave her a MAKEOVER before the party. -
Meaning: Give money or possessions to someone in a legal way
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: She MADE OVER her property to her children.
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Meaning: Change appearance
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Make towards phrasal verb
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Meaning: Head in the direction
(Inseparable | British English)
» Example: We MADE TOWARDS the centre.
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Meaning: Head in the direction
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Make up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Stop being angry with someone
(Intransitive | International English)
» Example: They are always arguing, but they MAKE UP again very quickly. -
Meaning: Put on cosmetics
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: She went to the bathroom to MAKE her face UP. -
Meaning: Invent a story
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: They MADE UP an excuse for being late.
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Meaning: Stop being angry with someone
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Make up for phrasal verb
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Meaning: Compensate
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: I sent her a present to try to MAKE UP FOR my appalling behaviour.
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Meaning: Compensate
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Make up to phrasal verb
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Meaning: Increase a sum received to a higher figure
(Separable [obligatory] | International English | Contributed By: BobK)
» Example: The charity collected £24,517.57, and the anonymous donor MADE the total UP TO £25,000'
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Meaning: Increase a sum received to a higher figure
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Make with phrasal verb
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Meaning: Give (usually used as an imperative)
(Inseparable | International English)
» Example: MAKE WITH the money you owe me.
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Meaning: Give (usually used as an imperative)