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- [meyk lahyk]
- /meɪk laɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [meyk lahyk]
- /meɪk laɪk/
Definitions of make like words
- verb with object make like to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
- verb with object make like to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
- verb with object make like to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
- verb with object make like to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
- verb with object make like to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
- verb with object make like to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1
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Origin of make like
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen
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Parts of speech for Make like
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make like popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".
make like usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make like
verb make like
- imitate — to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- caricature — A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- ditto — the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- parrot — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
Antonyms for make like
verb make like
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- imbalance — the state or condition of lacking balance, as in proportion or distribution.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
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