make

Main Entry:: ¹ make
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: made, making
Language:: English

transitive verb

1 create : hacer <to make noise : hacer ruido> 2 fashion, manufacture : hacer, fabricar <she made a dress : hizo un vestido> 3 devise, form : desarrollar, elaborar, formar 4 constitute : hacer, constituir <made of stone : hecho de piedra> 5 prepare : hacer, preparar 6 render : hacer, poner <it makes him nervous : lo pone nervioso> <to make someone happy : hacer feliz a alguien> <it made me sad : me dio pena> 7 perform : hacer <to make a gesture : hacer un gesto> 8 compel : hacer, forzar, obligar 9 earn : ganar <to make a living : ganarse la vida>

intransitive verb

1 head : ir, dirigirse <we made for home : nos fuimos a casa> 2 to make do : arreglárselas 3 to make good repay : pagar 4 to make good succeed : tener éxito

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