make

The word “make” means to create, produce, or build something. In plain terms, one of the most common English verbs — to create, cause, earn, or reach something; as a noun, the brand of a product.

“Make” is pronounced mayk (/meɪk/ in IPA).

Here is “make” used in a sentence: “The factory makes car parts.”

Depending on how it is used, “make” can be a verb and a noun.

The word “make” comes from Old English. From Old English macian ("to make, build, work"), from a very old Germanic root meaning "to knead" or "to shape.".

“Make” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A1 level.

“Make” has 5 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: to create, produce, or build something.

Make usually means to create or produce something that did not exist before, like 'make a cake' or 'make a plan.' Do refers to performing an action, task, or activity, like 'do your homework' or 'do the dishes.' Make results in a product; do describes the activity itself.

Both mean to bring something into existence, but make is the everyday word for producing physical or practical things, from meals to furniture. Create often suggests something new, original, or artistic, such as a painting or a design. Make is broader and far more common in daily speech.

Yes. Beyond physical objects, make forms countless everyday expressions for producing intangible results: make a promise, make progress, make money, make a noise, make sense. In all of these, make keeps its core meaning of causing something to come into being or happen.

'They make furniture from reclaimed wood.' Here make means to build or produce the furniture. It also works with non-physical things, as in 'make a decision,' 'make a mistake,' or 'make friends,' where make means to bring that thing about.