make

Where “make” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   To create.
2. 2
   To create.
3. 3
   To create.
4. 4
   To create.
5. 5
   To create.
6. 6
   To behave, to act.
7. 7
   To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
8. 8
   To constitute.
9. 9
   To add up to, have a sum of.
10. 10
    To interpret.
11. 11
    To bring into success.
12. 12
    To cause to be.
13. 13
    To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
14. 14
    To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
15. 15
    To force to do.
16. 16
    To indicate or suggest to be.
17. 17
    To cover neatly with bedclothes.
18. 18
    To recognise, identify, spot.
19. 19
    To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
20. 20
    To proceed (in a direction).
21. 21
    To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
22. 22
    To move at (a speed).
23. 23
    To appoint; to name.
24. 24
    To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
25. 25
    To defecate or urinate.
26. 26
    To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
27. 27
    To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
28. 28
    To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
29. 29
    To enact; to establish.
30. 30
    To develop into; to prove to be.
31. 31
    To form or formulate in the mind.
32. 32
    To perform a feat.
33. 33
    To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
34. 34
    To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
35. 35
    To increase; to augment; to accrue.
36. 36
    To be engaged or concerned in.
37. 37
    To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
38. 38
    To take the virginity of.
39. 39
    To have sexual intercourse with.
40. 40
    Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
41. 41
    To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.

Etymology

From Middle English maken, from Old English macian (“to make, build, work”), from Proto-West Germanic *makōn (“to make, build, work”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, mix, make”). Related to match. Cognates * Scots mak (“to make”) * Saterland Frisian moakje (“to make”) * West Frisian meitsje (“to make”) * Dutch maken (“to make”) * Dutch Low Saxon maken (“to make”) * German Low German maken (“to make”) * German machen (“to make, do”) * Danish mage (“to make, arrange (in a certain way)”) * Latin mācerō, macer * Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō)

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amke,maek,makke,mkae,mmake

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of make - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

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