makes Meaning & Definition
What Does Makes Mean?
Makes is used as a verb meaning third-person singular simple present indicative of make. As a noun, it means plural of make. As a noun, it means Brand or kind; model.
Quick Facts About Makes
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //meɪks// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | making, manufacture and manufacturing |
Makes Definition (Verb)
- third-person singular simple present indicative of make
Green traffic lights look white to me, which makes them hard to distinguish from streetlights from far away.
Makes as a Noun
- plural of make
I would vote against a net.auto.bmw. Problems/comments regarding all makes are of interest, to me anyway.
Noun
- Brand or kind; model.
What make of car do you drive?
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
The camera was of German make.
- A person's character or disposition.
- The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
- Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present or future target of seduction (usually female).
- A promotion.
- A home-made project
- Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- A made basket.
- The closing of an electrical circuit.
Verb
- To create.
- To behave, to act.
He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.
- To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- To constitute.
One swallow does not a summer make.
- To add up to, have a sum of.
Two and four make six.
- (construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
I don’t know what to make of it.
- (usually stressed) To bring into success.
She married into wealth and so has it made.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
Did I make myself heard?
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
I was made to feel like a criminal.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
Don’t let them make you suffer.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
- (of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.
- To proceed (in a direction).
Make for the hills! It's a wildfire!
- To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To move at (a speed).
The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.
- To appoint; to name.
- To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- To defecate or urinate.
- To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
He didn't make the choir after his voice changed.
- To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
- To enact; to establish.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
She'll make a fine president.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
made a questionable decision
- To perform a feat.
make a leap
- To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
In the end, my class didn't make, which left me with a bit of free time.
- 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.
- To increase; to augment; to accrue.
- To be engaged or concerned in.
- To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
- To take the virginity of.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
Noun
- Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
Noun
- A halfpenny.
Noun
- An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares.
Synonyms of Makes
Antonyms of Makes
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Makes in a Sentence
Green traffic lights look white to me, which makes them hard to distinguish from streetlights from far away.
I would vote against a net.auto.bmw. Problems/comments regarding all makes are of interest, to me anyway.
What make of car do you drive?
The camera was of German make.
He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Two and four make six.
I don’t know what to make of it.
She married into wealth and so has it made.
Did I make myself heard?
I was made to feel like a criminal.
Don’t let them make you suffer.
His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.
Make for the hills! It's a wildfire!
The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.
He didn't make the choir after his voice changed.
She'll make a fine president.
made a questionable decision
make a leap
In the end, my class didn't make, which left me with a bit of free time.
Word Forms & Grammar
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Words That Rhyme With Makes
Makes Pronunciation
You say makes as //meɪks//. It has 1 syllable.
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