made
v.v. to create, build, or produce something. You use this when you talk about the result of an action, like cooking a meal or building a chair.
v. to produce something by combining materials, parts, or ingredients; to cause something to exist or happen. The past tense and past participle form of 'make'.
She made a delicious cake for my birthday.
The local carpenter made all the furniture in this room using traditional hand tools and reclaimed oak.
While the architect designed the structure, the local contractors made the vision a reality by working through the harshest winter months to complete the foundation.
From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa (“maggot, worm, grub”), from Proto-Germanic maþô (“maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European mot- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe (“maggot”), Dutch made (“maggot”), German Made (“maggot”). More at maggot.
From Middle English made, makede, makode (preterite) and maad, mad, maked (past participle), from Old English macode (first and third person preterite) and macod, gemacode, ġemacod (past participle), from macian (“to make”). More at make.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object. It is often confused with 'do'; 'make' focuses on the creation of a tangible result or a specific outcome.
I made my homeworkI did my homeworkUse 'do' for tasks, work, or activities; use 'make' for creating or producing a physical object or a result.
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have it made
To have accomplished all there is to do; to have no further work or difficulty.
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made for each other
Well suited to be in a relationship with one another, especially as romantic or marital partners.
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made in China
Cheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, (especially) if made in East Asia.