ENGLISH CONVERSATION: USING "MAKE" Make is a VERY common English verb, with many different meanings. Here are some examples of how to use make. To produce something I will make the tea. Sue made a cup of coffee. She made me a cake. He made a table and chairs. Did you make that dress yourself? I made a salad. My house is made of wood. Her dress is made of silk. Okyuuto is a jelly made from seaweed. To do various things I made an appointment with the doctor. He made a reservation at the Otani hotel. I am making plans for my holiday in England. I made many new friends in America. Let´s make a start. She make arrangements for the meeting. I make a telephone call to my father. She will make a speech in English. The judge make a decision. I made a mistake with her name. The children are making a noise. She made an excuse for being late. Please make an effort to finish your homework. The children make their beds in the morning.´ The Red Cross is making an appeal for donations. The boys have made a mess in their bedroom. See also Appointment, reservation To cause something to happen He makes me laugh. He made his wife angry. Don't make me go. He will make a wonderful father She will make a good wife. The haircut made Philip look younger. The police made the youth get in the car. See also Make a splash To earn money He made a lot of money. She makes $250,000 a year. The company made a big profit. To arrive or attend I´m sorry I couldn´t make your party. I can make the meeting next week. I made it just in time. We´re having a barbecue on Sunday - it would be great if you could make it. SOME MORE EXPRESSIONS Please make yourself at home. Make yourself comfortable. Make sure you don´t leave anything behind. I´ve made up my mind. What do you make the time? See also Do you have the time? SOME PHRASAL VERBS make do with if you don´t have A, you use B instead We don´t have any fresh strawberries. We must make do with canned ones. We can´t afford a new car - we´ll have to make do with our old one. make out to pretend He made out that he was a millionaire. She made out that she was sick so that she would not have to sit the exam. make out to see, hear or understand I could make out a vague figure in the distance. I could not make out what she was saying. make it to be successful She wanted to make it in show business. It took many years for Tom to make it as a screen writer. make up invent She made up a story for her children. The student made up an excuse for not doing his homework. make up (with) to settle a quarrel After their argument, Sue and Tom made up. You should apologise and make up with your wife. make for go to As soon as the children arrive home from school, they make for the refrigerator. When they finished playing golf, the men made for the bar. make off with to steal The thief made off with my bag. Someone made off with my garden gnome overnight. SOME IDIOMS WITH MAKE I can't make head or tail of these instructions. I can´t understand them at all. Don´t make a mountain out of a molehill. Don´t exaggerate a minor problem. See also Practice makes perfect See more idioms http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/m.html OTHER USES (NOUNS) Make A manufacturer´s product What make of car do you have? Make-up Cosmetics worn on the face She is putting on her make-up. The kabuki actors wear white make-up. See also Cosmetics