Phonetic Breakdown of "made"
Learn how to break down "made" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/meɪd/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
M EY1 D
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Definition of "made"
Pronunciation: /meɪd/
Noun
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A grub or maggot.
Pronunciation: /meɪd/
Verb
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To create.
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To behave, to act.Example: "He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands."
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To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
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To constitute.Example: "One swallow does not a summer make."
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To add up to, have a sum of.Example: "Two and four make six."
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(construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.Example: "I don’t know what to make of it."
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(usually stressed) To bring into success.Example: "She married into wealth and so has it made."
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(ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.Example: "Did I make myself heard?"Synonyms: render
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To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
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(ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).Example: "I was made to feel like a criminal."
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(ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.Example: "Don’t let them make you suffer."
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(ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.Example: "His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person."
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(of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
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(law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
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To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.Example: "We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight."
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To proceed (in a direction).Example: "Make for the hills! It's a wildfire!"
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To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
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To move at (a speed).Example: "The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas."
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To appoint; to name.
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To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
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To defecate or urinate.
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To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).Example: "He didn't make the choir after his voice changed."
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To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
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To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
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To enact; to establish.
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To develop into; to prove to be.Example: "She'll make a fine president."
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To form or formulate in the mind.Example: "made a questionable decision"
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To perform a feat.Example: "make a leap"
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To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.Example: "In the end, my class didn't make, which left me with a bit of free time."
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To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
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To increase; to augment; to accrue.
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To be engaged or concerned in.
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To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
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To take the virginity of.
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To have sexual intercourse with.
Verb
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To make.Example: "Will ye myek is a stotty for me bait pet?"
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