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make a mess

make a mess
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyk ey mes]
    • /meɪk eɪ mɛs/
    • /meɪk ə mes/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyk ey mes]
    • /meɪk eɪ mɛs/

Definition of make a mess words

  • verbal expression make a mess create disorder or dirt 1

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Parts of speech for Make a mess

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

make a mess popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for make a mess

verb make a mess

  • misread — Read (a piece of text) wrongly.
  • misinterpret — Interpret (something or someone) wrongly.
  • miscalculate — Calculate (an amount, distance, or measurement) wrongly.
  • overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
  • confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.

Antonyms for make a mess

verb make a mess

  • accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
  • achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
  • interpret — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
  • understand — to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
  • correct — If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.

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