Phrasal verbs with make

English Phrasal Verbs with MAKE

Make away with

• Meaning: Steal
• Example: Thieves made away with£50,000 of jewellery in last night’s heist.

Make into

• Meaning: Cause (the first object) to become (the second object); to change or transform
• Example: Basic training will make you intoa man.

Make it up to

• Meaning: Pay back; to return someone a previous good deed
• Example: You’ve been so kind to me, how can I make it up to you?

Make of

• Meaning: Form an opinion about (someone or something)
• Example: What do you make of the new guy?

Make out

• Meaning: Draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee
• Example: Cheques may be made out to the Foo Bar Company.

Make out

• Meaning: Manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.)
• Example: Oh, you were on a TV game show? How did you make out?

Make out

• Meaning: Represent; to make (something) appear to be true
• Example: His version of the story makes me out to be the bad guy.

Make out

• Meaning: Kiss passionately
• Example: We found a secluded spot where we could make out in private.

Make out of

• Meaning: Construct from; to create (something) using (a material or substance)
• Example: I’ll make a quilt out of your mother’s old shirts.

Make over

• Meaning: Renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them
• Example: We’re going to make over the garage into a guest suite.

Make over

• Meaning: Create a new physical look, especially with a new hairstyle, cosmetics, or clothes
• Example: Cindy is going to make overKaren tomorrow.

Make over

• Meaning: Improve upon and/or take in a new direction
• Example: The senator needs to make overhis image.

Make up

• Meaning: Compensate, fill in or catch up
• Example: He can make up the time next week.

Make up

• Meaning: Invent, imagine, or concoct (a story, claim, etc.)
• Example: He was a great storyteller and could make up a story on the spot.

Make up

• Meaning: Assemble, or mix
• Example: I can make up a batch of stew in a few minutes, but it will take a few hours to cook.

Make up

• Meaning: Apply cosmetics or makeup to
• Example: Let’s leave as soon as I make upmy face.

Make up

• Meaning: Resolve, forgive or smooth over an argument or fight
• Example: They fight a lot, but they always manage to make up.

Make way

• Meaning: Make progress
• Example: He was starting to make his wayin the world.