make believe

make

M0050500 (māk)v. made (mād), mak·ing, makes v.tr.1. To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create: made problems for us; making a commotion.2. To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct: make a dress; made a stone wall.3. To form by assembling individuals or constituents: We made a temporary information center using savvy volunteers.4. To change from one form or function to another: make clay into bricks.5. a. To cause to be or become: made her position clear; a decision that made him happy.b. To cause to assume a specified function or role: made her treasurer; made Austin his home.6. a. To cause to act in a specified manner: Heat makes gases expand.b. To compel: made him quit.7. a. To form in the mind: make an estimate.b. To compose: make verses.8. a. To prepare; fix: make dinner.b. To get ready or set in order for use: made the bed.c. To gather and light the materials for (a fire).9. a. To engage in: make war.b. To carry out; perform: make a phone call; make an incision.10. To achieve, produce, or attain: made peace between the two sides; not making sense; didn't make the quota.11. a. To institute or establish; enact: make laws.b. To draw up and execute in a suitable form: make a will.c. To arrange or agree to: make a date.12. a. To arrive at; reach: made Seattle in two hours.b. To reach in time: just made the plane.13. a. To attain the rank or position of: made lieutenant.b. To acquire a place in or on: made the baseball team; made the newspapers.14. a. To gain or earn, as by working: make money.b. To behave so as to acquire: make friends.c. To score or achieve, as in a sport: made a field goal.15. a. To assure the success of: Favorable reviews can make a play.b. To favor the development of: Practice makes a winning team.16. To be suited for: Oak makes strong furniture.17. To develop into: will make a fine doctor.18. a. To draw a conclusion as to the significance or nature of: don't know what to make of the decision.b. To calculate as being; estimate: I make the height 20 feet.c. To consider as being: wasn't the problem some people made it.19. a. To constitute: They make a great team.b. To add up to: Two and two make four.c. To amount to: makes no difference.20. To cover (a distance): made 200 miles before sunset21. To constitute the essence or nature of: Clothes make the man.22. To cause to be especially enjoyable or rewarding: Your being along really made the outing.23. To appear to begin (an action): She made to leave.24. Slang To persuade to have sexual intercourse.v.intr.1. To act or behave in a specified manner: make merry; make free.2. To begin or appear to begin an action: made as if to shake my hand.3. To cause something to be as specified: make ready; make sure.4. To proceed in a certain direction: made for home; made after the thief.5. Slang To pretend to be; imitate. Used with like: made like a ballerina.6. To undergo fabrication or manufacture: This wool makes up into a warm shawl.7. To rise or accumulate: The tide is making.n.1. a. The style or manner in which a thing is made: disliked the make of my coat.b. A specific line of manufactured goods, identified by the manufacturer's name or the registered trademark: a famous make of shirt.c. The origin of a product's manufacturing: a bicycle of a French make.2. a. The physical or moral nature of a person: found out what make of man he was.b. The physical nature or build of an animal or person: a horse of a beautiful make.3. Slang Identification of a person or thing, often from information in police records: Did you get a make on the thief?Phrasal Verbs: make for1. To have or produce (a particular effect or result): small details that make for comfort.2. To help promote; further: makes for better communication. make off To depart in haste; run away. make out1. To discern or see, especially with difficulty: I could barely make out the traffic signs through the rain.2. To understand: could not make out what she said.3. To write out; draw up: made out the invoices.4. To fill in (a form, for example).5. Informal To represent as being: made me out to be a liar.6. Informal To try to establish or prove: He made out that he was innocent.7. To get along in a given way; fare: made out well in business.8. Slang a. To neck; pet.b. To have sexual intercourse. make over1. To redo; renovate.2. To change or transfer the ownership of, usually by means of a legal document: made over the property to her son. make up1. To put together; construct or compose: make up a prescription.2. To constitute; form: Ten years make up a decade.3. To alter one's appearance for a role on the stage, as with a costume and cosmetics.4. To apply cosmetics.5. To devise as a fiction or falsehood; invent: made up an excuse.6. To make good (a deficit or lack): made up the difference in the bill.7. To compensate for: make up for lost time.8. To resolve a quarrel: kissed and made up.9. To make ingratiating or fawning overtures. Used with to: made up to his friend's boss.10. To take (an examination or course) again or at a later time because of previous absence or failure.11. To set in order: make up a room.12. Printing To select and arrange material for: made up the front page. make with Slang 1. To bring into use: a flirt making with the eyes.2. To put forth; produce: always making with the jokes.Idioms: make a clean breast of To confess fully. make a face To distort the features of the face; grimace. make a go of To achieve success in: have made a go of the business. make away with1. To carry off; steal.2. To use up or consume.3. To kill or destroy. make believe To pretend. make bold To venture: I will not make so bold as to criticize such a scholar. make book To accept bets on a race, game, or contest. make do To manage to get along with the means available: had to make do on less income. make ends meet To manage so that one's means are sufficient for one's needs. make eyes To ogle. make fun of To mock; ridicule. make good1. To carry out successfully: made good his escape.2. To fulfill: made good her promise.3. To make compensation for; make up for: made good the loss.4. To succeed: made good as a writer. make hay To turn to one's advantage: The candidate's opponents made hay of the scandal. make heads or tails of To understand: I couldn't make heads or tails of the report. make history To do something memorable or spectacular enough to influence the course of history: The first space flight made history. make it1. Informal To achieve a goal; be successful: finally made it as an actor.2. Slang To have sexual intercourse. make light of To treat as unimportant: He made light of his illness. make light work of To do or accomplish easily. make love1. To engage in amorous caressing.2. To engage in sexual intercourse. make much of To treat as of great importance. make nice To resolve a quarrel; make up. make no bones about To be forthright and candid about; acknowledge freely: They make no bones about their dislike for each other. make off with To snatch or steal: made off with the profits. make (one's) day To give one great pleasure. make (one's) peace with To bring oneself to accept; reconcile oneself to. make (one's) way1. To go forward; advance.2. To succeed, especially in making a living. make sail1. To begin a voyage.2. To set sail. make sense1. To be coherent or intelligible: an explanation that made sense.2. To be practical or advisable: It makes sense to go now. make something of To start a fight or quarrel over. make the grade To measure up to a given standard. make the most of To use to the greatest advantage. make the scene Slang 1. To put in an appearance: made the scene at the party.2. To participate in a specified activity: made the drug scene. make time1. To travel speedily.2. To travel at a specified rate: We made good time getting to town.3. Slang To make progress toward attracting someone: tried to make time with the new neighbor. make tracks Slang To move or leave in a hurry. make up (one's) mind To decide between alternatives; come to a definite decision or opinion. make waves Slang To cause a disturbance or controversy. make way1. To give room for passage; move aside.2. To make progress. on the make Slang 1. Aggressively striving for financial or social improvement: a young executive on the make.2. Eagerly seeking a sexual partner.

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[Middle English maken, from Old English macian; see mag- in Indo-European roots.]

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mak′a·ble, make′a·ble adj.

make believe

vb to pretend or enact a fantasy: the children made believe they were doctors. n 1. a. a fantasy, pretence, or unreality b. (as modifier): a make-believe world. 2. a person who pretends

make believe

Past participle: made believe
Gerund: making believe

Imperative
make believe
make believe

Present
I make believe
you make believe
he/she/it makes believe
we make believe
you make believe
they make believe

Preterite
I made believe
you made believe
he/she/it made believe
we made believe
you made believe
they made believe

Present Continuous
I am making believe
you are making believe
he/she/it is making believe
we are making believe
you are making believe
they are making believe

Present Perfect
I have made believe
you have made believe
he/she/it has made believe
we have made believe
you have made believe
they have made believe

Past Continuous
I was making believe
you were making believe
he/she/it was making believe
we were making believe
you were making believe
they were making believe

Past Perfect
I had made believe
you had made believe
he/she/it had made believe
we had made believe
you had made believe
they had made believe

Future
I will make believe
you will make believe
he/she/it will make believe
we will make believe
you will make believe
they will make believe

Future Perfect
I will have made believe
you will have made believe
he/she/it will have made believe
we will have made believe
you will have made believe
they will have made believe

Future Continuous
I will be making believe
you will be making believe
he/she/it will be making believe
we will be making believe
you will be making believe
they will be making believe

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been making believe
you have been making believe
he/she/it has been making believe
we have been making believe
you have been making believe
they have been making believe

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been making believe
you will have been making believe
he/she/it will have been making believe
we will have been making believe
you will have been making believe
they will have been making believe

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been making believe
you had been making believe
he/she/it had been making believe
we had been making believe
you had been making believe
they had been making believe

Conditional
I would make believe
you would make believe
he/she/it would make believe
we would make believe
you would make believe
they would make believe

Past Conditional
I would have made believe
you would have made believe
he/she/it would have made believe
we would have made believe
you would have made believe
they would have made believe

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

make believe - represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"pretend, makedissemble, feign, pretend, sham, affect - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"go through the motions - pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it; "She isn't really working--she's just going through the motions"act, play, represent - play a role or part; "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

Translations

假装

make

(meik) – past tense, past participle made (meid) – verb1. to create, form or produce. God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain. 做，製作，製造，創造 制造，构成，制定 2. to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something). They made her do it; He made me laugh. 做...…致使，迫使 使...做...，迫使 3. to cause to be. I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy. 使成為，使變得 使...成为4. to gain or earn. He makes $100 a week; to make a profit. 得到，賺得 得到5. (of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to. 2 and 2 make(s) 4. 總計 总计6. to become, turn into, or be. He'll make an excellent teacher. 成為，變成 成为...7. to estimate as. I make the total 483. 估計 估计8. to appoint, or choose, as. He was made manager. 聘任，推選 聘任，推选 9. used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed. He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make? 與名詞連用以構成動詞 与表示动词的名词连用，即具有那个名词的意思 noun a (usually manufacturer's) brand. What make is your new car? 廠牌 品牌，样式 ˈmaker noun a person who makes. a tool-maker; a dressmaker. 製造者 制造者ˈmaking noun the process of producing or forming something. glassmaking; (also adjective) the road-making industry. 製造 制造ˌmake-beˈlieve noun the act or art of pretending and imagining. a world of make-believe; (also adjective) a make-believe world. 假裝(的)，幻想(的) 假装（的） ˈmake-ˌover noun a (complete) change in a person's appearance made by cosmetic treatment, new hairstyle, new clothes etc. 徹底整修(透過整容、變換髮型、新造型等) 透过整容、变换发型、新造型等面貌翻新ˈmakeshift adjective temporary and usually of poor quality. a makeshift garden shed. 暫時湊和用的(通常品質不佳) 临时凑合的ˈmake-up noun1. cosmetics applied to the face etc. She never wears any make-up. 化妝品 化妆品2. the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition. Violence is just not part of his make-up. 性格，組成 性格，成分 have the makings of to have the clear ability for becoming. Your son has the makings of an engineer. 有成為…的素質 有...的素质in the making being made or formed at this very moment. A revolution is in the making. 在製造或形成過程中 在发展中，在制造中，在形成的 make a/one's bed to tidy and straighten the sheets, blankets etc on a bed after it has been used. The children make their own beds every morning. 鋪床 铺床make believe to pretend (that). The children made believe they were animals. 假裝 假装make do (with with) to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing. There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes. 湊和使用，作為暫時替代 以...代用，凑合着用，将就 make for to go towards. We're making for home. 前進走向 向...前进make it to be successful. After twenty years, we've finally made it. 成功 成功make it up1. to become friends again after a quarrel. It's time you two made it up (with each other). 和解 和解2. to give compensation or make amends for something. I'm sorry – I'll make it up to you somehow. 補償 补偿make (something) of (something) to understand (something) by or from (something). What do you make of all this? 了解 了解make out1. to see, hear or understand. He could make out a ship in the distance. 看見，聽到，理解 发现2. to make it seem that. He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money. 裝出 表现出3. to write or fill in. The doctor made out a prescription. 寫，填寫 写4. (slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck. They were making out in the back seat. (俚語)相互親吻，親吻愛撫 相互亲吻，亲吻抚摸 make over (American) to change something or turn it into something else. They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over. (美)改變，轉變 翻新，改造 make up1. to invent. He made up the whole story. 捏造 捏造2. to compose or be part(s) of. The group was made up of doctors and lawyers. 由...組成 由...组成3. to complete. We need one more player – will you make up the number(s)? 補足 补足4. to apply cosmetics to (the face). I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public. 化妝 化妆5. to become friends again (after a quarrel etc). They've finally made up (their disagreement). 和好 和好make up for to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc. Next week we'll try to make up for lost time. 彌補 弥补make up one's mind to make a decision. He finally made up his mind about the job. 做出決定，下定決心 决定，下决心 make up to to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc. She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents. 奉承 奉承

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made of is used in speaking of the material from which an object is constructed etc: This table is made of wood/plastic/steel .
made from is used in speaking of the raw material from which something has been produced by a process of manufacture: Paper is made from wood/rags .