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61make out — I. (Active.) 1. Discover, ascertain, learn, determine, interpret, decipher, get a clear understanding of. 2. Prove, establish, evince. 3. Prepare, draw up. 4. Provide, furnish, supply, find. II. (Neuter.) Succeed, be able at last, make a shift …
62-able — UK [əb(ə)l] / US suffix 1) used with many verbs to make adjectives describing something that can be done enjoyable (= that people can enjoy) breakable (= that is easy to break) 2) used with some nouns to make adjectives describing a quality that… …
63make it — 1) to succeed in a particular activity She made it in films when she was still a teenager. 2) to manage to arrive on time We just made it in time for the wedding. 3) to be able to be present at a particular event I can t make it on Friday. We… …
64make yourself understood — to know enough of another language to be able to deal with ordinary situations I know enough Italian to make myself understood …
65make ends meet (to) — Get by, be barely able to pay the bills. ► “Small service businesses and service oriented retail outlets tend to be labor intensive and not particularly profitable, so even though entrepreneurs imagine themselves hiring someone to do all the… …
66make up for lost time — to do as much as possible that you were not able to do before. Ms Wesley published her first novel when she was 70 and quickly made up for lost time by writing nine more …
67To make a bed — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …
68To make a card — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …
69To make account — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …
70To make account of — make make, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS. mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.] 1. To… …