Get vs. Make — What's the Difference?
By Fiza Rafique & Urooj Arif — Updated on May 3, 2024
"Get" implies receiving or acquiring, focusing on possession, while "make" suggests creating or causing, emphasizing action.
Difference Between Get and Make
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Key Differences
"Get" is commonly used to indicate the action of receiving something, such as obtaining or acquiring it. Whereas, "make" often refers to the process of creating or constructing something from components.
When using "get", the emphasis is on the entry of something into one's possession. On the other hand, "make" highlights the effort and process involved in bringing something into existence.
"Get" can also mean becoming or arriving at a state or condition, such as getting tired or getting better. In contrast, "make" can imply forcing or causing someone to do something, like making someone laugh.
In terms of grammatical usage, "get" can be used as a main verb or as part of a phrasal verb, like getting up. Meanwhile, "make" is primarily used as a main verb and is often followed by a noun or an infinitive.
Expressions with "get" often involve passive situations or experiences, as in getting fired. Conversely, expressions with "make" are active, indicating the direct influence on outcomes, such as making a decision.
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Comparison Chart
Primary meaning
To receive or come to possess
To create or construct
Secondary usage
Becoming or arriving at a state
Causing or compelling
Common collocations
Get ready, get tired, get lost
Make money, make friends, make art
Grammatical role
Main verb, phrasal verbs
Main verb
Examples in passive/active
Often used in passive forms
Usually used in active forms
Compare with Definitions
Get
To reach or arrive at a place.
We got to the station just in time.
Make
To prepare or put together.
I will make dinner tonight.
Get
To persuade or convince someone.
We finally got him to agree to join us.
Make
To create or construct.
She likes to make her own clothes.
Get
To receive something.
She got a letter from her friend.
Make
To earn or acquire money.
He makes a good living with his new business.
Get
To become affected by.
He got sick after the trip.
Make
To force someone to do something.
The situation made me reconsider my options.
Get
To understand fully.
Did you get the joke he told earlier?
Make
To decide or arrange.
We need to make plans for the weekend.
Get
Come to have (something); receive
I got a letter from him the other day
What kind of reception did you get?
Make
To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create
Made problems for us.
Making a commotion.
Get
Succeed in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtain
He got a teaching job in California
I need all the sleep I can get
Make
To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct
Make a dress.
Made a stone wall.
Get
Reach or cause to reach a specified state or condition
I need to get my hair cut
He'd got thinner
It's getting late
You'll get used to it
Make
To form by assembling individuals or constituents
We made a temporary information center using savvy volunteers.
Get
Come, go, or make progress eventually or with some difficulty
Nigel got home very late
He hadn't got very far with the book yet
Make
To change from one form or function to another
Make clay into bricks.
Get
See have
Make
To cause to be or become
Made her position clear.
A decision that made him happy.
Get
Catch or apprehend (someone)
The police have got him
Make
To cause to assume a specified function or role
Made her treasurer.
Made Austin his home.
Get
Understand (an argument or the person making it)
What do you mean? I don't get it
Make
To cause to act in a specified manner
Heat makes gases expand.
Get
Acquire (knowledge) by study; learn
That knowledge which is gotten at school
Make
To compel
Made him quit.
Get
An animal's offspring.
Make
To form in the mind
Make an estimate.
Get
A person whom the speaker dislikes or despises.
Make
To compose
Make verses.
Get
To come into possession or use of; receive
Got a cat for her birthday.
Make
To prepare; fix
Make dinner.
Get
To meet with or incur
Got nothing but trouble for her efforts.
Make
To get ready or set in order for use
Made the bed.
Get
To go after and obtain
Got a book at the library.
Got breakfast in town.
Make
To gather and light the materials for (a fire).
Get
To go after and bring
Get me a pillow.
Make
To engage in
Make war.
Get
To purchase; buy
Get groceries.
Make
To carry out; perform
Make a phone call.
Make an incision.
Get
To acquire as a result of action or effort
He got his information from the internet. You can't get water out of a stone.
Make
To achieve, produce, or attain
Made peace between the two sides.
Not making sense.
Didn't make the quota.
Get
To earn
Got high marks in math.
Make
To institute or establish; enact
Make laws.
Get
To accomplish or attain as a result of military action.
Make
To draw up and execute in a suitable form
Make a will.
Get
To obtain by concession or request
Couldn't get the time off.
Got permission to go.
Make
To arrange or agree to
Make a date.
Get
To arrive at; reach
When did you get home?.
Make
To arrive at; reach
Made Seattle in two hours.
Get
To reach and board; catch
She got her plane two minutes before takeoff.
Make
To reach in time
Just made the plane.
Get
To succeed in communicating with, as by telephone
Can't get me at the office until nine.
Make
To attain the rank or position of
Made lieutenant.
Get
To become affected with (an illness, for example) by infection or exposure; catch
Get the flu.
Got the mumps.
Make
To acquire a place in or on
Made the baseball team.
Made the newspapers.
Get
To be subjected to; undergo
Got a severe concussion.
Make
To gain or earn, as by working
Make money.
Get
To receive as retribution or punishment
Got six years in prison for tax fraud.
Make
To behave so as to acquire
Make friends.
Get
To sustain a specified injury to
Got my arm broken.
Make
To score or achieve, as in a sport
Made a field goal.
Get
To perceive or become aware of by one of the senses
Get a whiff of perfume.
Got a look at the schedule.
Make
To assure the success of
Favorable reviews can make a play.
Get
To gain or have understanding of
Do you get this question?.
Make
To favor the development of
Practice makes a winning team.
Get
To learn (a poem, for example) by heart; memorize.
Make
To be suited for
Oak makes strong furniture.
Get
To find or reach by calculating
Get a total.
Can't get the answer.
Make
To develop into
Will make a fine doctor.
Get
To procreate; beget
“Is my life given me for nothing but to get children and work to bring them up?” (D.H. Lawrence).
Make
To draw a conclusion as to the significance or nature of
Don't know what to make of the decision.
Get
To cause to become or be in a specified state or condition
Got the children tired and cross.
Got the shirt clean.
Make
To calculate as being; estimate
I make the height 20 feet.
Get
To make ready; prepare
Get lunch for the family.
Make
To consider as being
Wasn't the problem some people made it.
Get
To cause to come or go
Got the car through traffic.
Make
To constitute
They make a great team.
Get
To cause to move or leave
Get me out of here!.
Make
To add up to
Two and two make four.
Get
To cause to undertake or perform; prevail on
Got the guide to give us the complete tour.
Make
To amount to
Makes no difference.
Get
To take, especially by force; seize
The detective got the suspect as he left the restaurant.
Make
To cover (a distance)
Made 200 miles before sunset.
Get
(Informal) To overcome or destroy
The ice storm got the rose bushes.
Make
To constitute the essence or nature of
Clothes make the man.
Get
To evoke an emotional response or reaction in
Romantic music really gets me.
Make
To cause to be especially enjoyable or rewarding
Your being along really made the outing.
Get
To annoy or irritate
What got me was his utter lack of initiative.
Make
To appear to begin (an action)
She made to leave.
Get
To present a difficult problem to; puzzle
“It's the suspect's indifference that gets me,” the detective said.
Make
To act or behave in a specified manner
Make merry.
Make free.
Get
(Informal) To hit or strike
She got him on the chin. The bullet got him in the arm.
Make
To begin or appear to begin an action
Made as if to shake my hand.
Get
(Baseball) To put out or strike out
Got the batter with a cut fastball.
Make
To cause something to be as specified
Make ready.
Make sure.
Get
To begin or start. Used with the present participle
I have to get working on this or I'll miss my deadline.
Make
To proceed in a certain direction
Made for home.
Made after the thief.
Get
To have current possession of. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present
We've got plenty of cash.
Make
(Slang) To pretend to be; imitate. Used with like
Made like a ballerina.
Get
(Nonstandard) To have current possession of. Used in the past tense form with the meaning of the present
They got a nice house in town.
Make
To undergo fabrication or manufacture
This wool makes up into a warm shawl.
Get
To have as an obligation. Used in the present perfect form with the meaning of the present
I have got to leave early. You've got to do the dishes.
Make
To rise or accumulate
The tide is making.
Get
(Nonstandard) To have as an obligation. Used in the past tense with the meaning of the present
They got to clean up this mess.
Make
The style or manner in which a thing is made
Disliked the make of my coat.
Get
To become or grow to be
Eventually got well.
Make
A specific line of manufactured goods, identified by the manufacturer's name or the registered trademark
A famous make of shirt.
Get
To be successful in coming or going
When will we get to Dallas?.
Make
The origin of a product's manufacturing
A bicycle of a French make.
Get
To be able or permitted
Never got to see Europe.
Finally got to work at home.
Make
The physical or moral nature of a person
Found out what make of man he was.
Get
To be successful in becoming
Get free of a drug problem.
Make
The physical nature or build of an animal or person
A horse of a beautiful make.
Get
Used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive voice auxiliary
Got stung by a bee.
Make
(Slang) Identification of a person or thing, often from information in police records
Did you get a make on the thief?.
Get
To become drawn in, entangled, or involved
Got into debt.
Get into a hassle.
Make
(transitive) To create.
Get
(Informal) To depart immediately
Yelled at the dog to get.
Make
To build, construct, produce, or originate.
We made a bird feeder for our yard.
I'll make a man out of him yet.
He makes deodorants.
Get
To work for gain or profit; make money
Do you feel as though you're exhausting yourself getting and not making enough for spending?.
Make
To write or compose.
I made a poem for her wedding.
He made a will.
Get
Progeny; offspring
A thoroughbred's get.
Make
To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
Make war
They were just a bunch of ne'er-do-wells who went around making trouble for honest men.
Get
Chiefly British Slang git2.
Make
(religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
God made earth and heaven.
Get
(Sports) A return, as in tennis, on a shot that seems impossible to reach.
Make
(transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
I'm making cereal for breakfast. Who wants some?
Get
A document presented by a husband to his wife whereby a divorce is effected between them according to Jewish religious law.
Make
To behave, to act.
To make like a deer caught in the headlights.
They made nice together, as if their fight never happened.
He made as if to punch him, but they both laughed and shook hands.
Get
A divorce effected by a get.
Make
(intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
Get
(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.
Lance is going to get Mary a ring.
Make
To constitute.
They make a cute couple.
This makes the third infraction.
One swallow does not a summer make.
Get
(transitive) To receive.
I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
You need to get permission to leave early.
He got a severe reprimand for that.
Make
(transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
Two and four make six.
Get
To have. See usage notes.
I've got a concert ticket for you.
Make
To interpret.
I don’t know what to make of it.
They couldn't make anything of the inscription.
What time do you make it?
Get
(transitive) To fetch, bring, take.
Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?
I need to get this to the office.
Make
To bring into success.
This company is what made you.
She married into wealth and so has it made.
Get
(copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.
I'm getting hungry; how about you?
I'm going out to get drunk.
Make
To cause to be.
The citizens made their objections clear.
This might make you a bit woozy.
Did I make myself heard?
Scotch will make you a man.
Get
(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it.
I'll get this finished by lunchtime.
I can't get these boots off (or on).
Make
To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
Homer makes Aphrodite the daughter of Zeus, unlike Hesiod who depicted her as born from the sea foam.
Get
(transitive) To cause to do.
Somehow she got him to agree to it.
I can't get it to work.
Make
To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
You're making her cry.
I was made to feel like a criminal.
Get
(transitive) To cause to come or go or move.
I got him to his room.
Make
To force to do.
The teacher made the student study.
Don’t let them make you suffer.
Get
To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
The actors are getting into position.
When are we going to get to London?
I'm getting into a muddle.
We got behind the wall.
Make
To indicate or suggest to be.
His past mistakes don’t make him a bad person.
Get
(transitive) To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
To get a mile
Make
To cover neatly with bedclothes.
Get
(intransitive) To begin (doing something or to do something).
We ought to get moving or we'll be late.
After lunch we got chatting.
I'm getting to like him better now.
Make
To recognise, identify, spot.
Get
(transitive) To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
I normally get the 7:45 train.
I'll get the 9 a.m. [flight] to Boston.
Make
To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
We should make Cincinnati by 7 tonight.
Get
(transitive) To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
Can you get that call, please? I'm busy.
Make
To proceed (in a direction).
They made westward over the snowy mountains.
Make for the hills! It's a wildfire!
They made away from the fire toward the river.
Get
To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
I'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live!
The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure.
Great. I get to clean the toilets today.
Make
(transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
Get
To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
"You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot."
Make
(transitive) To move at (a speed).
The ship could make 20 knots an hour in calm seas.
This baby can make 220 miles an hour.
Get
(informal) To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
He got bitten by a dog.
Make
To appoint; to name.
Get
(transitive) To become ill with or catch (a disease).
I went on holiday and got malaria.
Make
To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
Get
To catch out, trick successfully.
He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time.
Make
To defecate or urinate.
Get
To perplex, stump.
That question's really got me.
Make
(transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
They hope to make a bigger profit.
He didn't make the choir after his voice changed.
She made ten points in that game.
Get
(transitive) To find as an answer.
What did you get for question four?
Make
(transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
Get
To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
The cops finally got me.
I'm gonna get him for that.
Make
To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
Get
(transitive) To hear completely; catch.
Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?
Make
To enact; to establish.
Get
(transitive) To getter.
I put the getter into the container to get the gases.
Make
To develop into; to prove to be.
She'll make a fine president.
Get
To beget (of a father).
Make
To form or formulate in the mind.
Make plans
Made a questionable decision
Get
(archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
To get a lesson;
To get out one's Greek lesson
Make
To perform a feat.
Make a leap
Make a pass
Make a u-turn
Get
Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
Get her with her new hairdo.
Make
(intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
In the end, my class didn't make, which left me with a bit of free time.
Get
To go, to leave; to scram.
Make
(obsolete) 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.
Get
To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
Make
(obsolete) To increase; to augment; to accrue.
Get
(transitive) To measure.
Did you get her temperature?
Make
(obsolete) To be engaged or concerned in.
Get
(dated) Offspring.
Make
To cause to be (in a specified place), used after a subjective what.
Get
Lineage.
Make
To take the virginity of.
Get
A difficult return or block of a shot.
Make
(intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
Get
(informal) Something gained; an acquisition.
Make
Brand or kind; model.
What make of car do you drive?
Get
A git.
Make
Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made); form.
Get
(Judaism) A Jewish writ of divorce.
Make
Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
The camera was of German make.
Get
Jet, the mineral.
Make
A person's character or disposition.
Get
Fashion; manner; custom.
Make
(dated) The act or process of making something, especially in industrial manufacturing.
Get
Artifice; contrivance.
Make
(uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
Get
Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.
Make
(computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
Get
A divorce granted by a Rabbi in accordance with Jewish law; also, the document attesting to the divorce.
Make
(slang) Identification or recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
Get
To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire; to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by purchase, etc.
Make
Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
Get
Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession of; to have.
Thou hast got the face of man.
Make
A promotion.
Get
To beget; to procreate; to generate.
I had rather to adopt a child than get it.
Make
A home-made project
Get
To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out one's Greek lesson.
It being harder with him to get one sermon by heart, than to pen twenty.
Make
(cards) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
Get
To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.
Get him to say his prayers.
Make
(basketball) A made basket.
Get
To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or condition; - with a following participle.
Those things I bid you do; get them dispatched.
Make
(physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
Get
To betake; to remove; - in a reflexive use.
Get thee out from this land.
He . . . got himself . . . to the strong town of Mega.
Make
Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
Get
To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive accessions; to be increased.
We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get.
Make
A halfpenny.
Get
To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition, or position; to come to be; to become; - with a following adjective or past participle belonging to the subject of the verb; as, to get sober; to get awake; to get beaten; to get elected.
To get rid of fools and scoundrels.
His chariot wheels get hot by driving fast.
Make
An agricultural tool resembling a scythe, used to cut (harvest) certain plants such as peas, reeds, or tares.
Get
Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract;
She got a lot of paintings from her uncle
They acquired a new pet
Get your results the next day
Get permission to take a few days off from work
Make
A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.
For in this world no woman isWorthy to be my make.
Get
Enter or assume a certain state or condition;
He became annoyed when he heard the bad news
It must be getting more serious
Her face went red with anger
She went into ecstasy
Get going!
Make
Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.
It our perfection of so frail a makeAs every plot can undermine and shake?
Get
Cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition;
He got his squad on the ball
This let me in for a big surprise
He got a girl into trouble
Make
To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; to fashion; to create.
He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf.
Get
Receive a specified treatment (abstract);
These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation
His movie received a good review
I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions
Make
To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false; - often with up; as, to make up a story.
And Art, with her contending, doth aspireTo excel the natural with made delights.
Get
Reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress;
She arrived home at 7 o'clock
She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight
Make
To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make fast.
Who made thee a prince and a judge over us?
See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh.
Get
Go or come after and bring or take back;
Get me those books over there, please
Could you bring the wine?
The dog fetched the hat
Make
To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; - often used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to record; to make abode, for to abide, etc.
Call for Samson, that he may make us sport.
Wealth maketh many friends.
I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of the faults which I have made.
Get
Of mental or physical states or experiences;
Get an idea
Experience vertigo
Get nauseous
Undergo a strange sensation
The chemical undergoes a sudden change
The fluid undergoes shear
Receive injuries
Have a feeling
Make
To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.
He is not that goose and ass that Valla would make him.
Get
Take vengeance on or get even;
We'll get them!
That'll fix him good!
This time I got him
Make
To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make a bill, note, will, deed, etc.
He accuseth Neptune unjustly who makes shipwreck a second time.
Get
Achieve a point or goal;
Nicklaus had a 70
The Brazilian team got 4 goals
She made 29 points that day
Make
To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; - followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
I will make them hear my words.
They should be made to rise at their early hour.
Get
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
The ads induced me to buy a VCR
My children finally got me to buy a computer
My wife made me buy a new sofa
Make
To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day.
Who makes or ruins with a smile or frown.
Get
Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase;
We finally got the suspect
Did you catch the thief?
Make
To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing.
And old cloak makes a new jerkin.
Get
Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
He got AIDS
She came down with pneumonia
She took a chill
Make
To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to; as, a pound of ham makes a hearty meal.
The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,Make but one temple for the Deity.
Get
Communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone;
Bill called this number and he got Mary
The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake
Make
To be engaged or concerned in.
Gomez, what makest thou here, with a whole brotherhood of city bailiffs?
Get
Give certain properties to something;
Get someone mad
She made us look silly
He made a fool of himself at the meeting
Don't make this into a big deal
This invention will make you a millionaire
Make yourself clear
Make
To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of.
They that sail in the middle can make no land of either side.
If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, they made him away.
Make the doors upon a woman's wit, and it will out at the casement.
He was all made up of love and charms!
Get
Move into a desired direction of discourse;
What are you driving at?
Make
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.
A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make.
Get
Grasp with the mind or develop an undersatnding of;
Did you catch that allusion?
We caught something of his theory in the lecture
Don't catch your meaning
Did you get it?
She didn't get the joke
I just don't get him
Make
To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward home; the tiger made at the sportsmen.
Get
Attract and fix;
His look caught her
She caught his eye
Catch the attention of the waiter
Make
To tend; to contribute; to have effect; - with for or against; as, it makes for his advantage.
Follow after the things which make for peace.
Considerations infiniteDo make against it.
Get
Reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot;
The rock caught her in the back of the head
The blow got him in the back
The punch caught him in the stomach
Make
To increase; to augment; to accrue.
Get
Reach by calculation;
What do you get when you add up these numbers?
Make
To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify.
To solace him some time, as I do when I make.
Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled.
My lord of London maketh as though he were greatly displeased with me.
Get
Acquire as a result of some effort or action;
You cannot get water out of a stone
Where did she get these news?
Make
A recognizable kind;
There's a new brand of hero in the movies now
What make of car is that?
Get
Purchase;
What did you get at the toy store?
Make
The act of mixing cards haphazardly
Get
Perceive by hearing;
I didn't catch your name
She didn't get his name when they met the first time
Make
Engage in;
Make love, not war
Make an effort
Do research
Do nothing
Make revolution
Get
Suffer from the receipt of;
She will catch hell for this behavior!
Make
Give certain properties to something;
Get someone mad
She made us look silly
He made a fool of himself at the meeting
Don't make this into a big deal
This invention will make you a millionaire
Make yourself clear
Get
Receive as a retribution or punishment;
He got 5 years in prison
Make
Make or cause to be or to become;
Make a mess in one's office
Create a furor
Get
Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form;
Scram!
Make
Cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;
The ads induced me to buy a VCR
My children finally got me to buy a computer
My wife made me buy a new sofa
Get
Reach and board;
She got the bus just as it was leaving
Make
Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally;
Cause a commotion
Make a stir
Cause an accident
Get
Irritate;
Her childish behavior really get to me
His lying really gets me
Make
Create or manufacture a man-made product;
We produce more cars than we can sell
The company has been making toys for two centuries
Get
Evoke an emotional response;
Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time
Make
Make, formulate, or derive in the mind;
I draw a line here
Draw a conclusion
Draw parallels
Make an estimate
What do you make of his remarks?
Get
Apprehend and reproduce accurately;
She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings
She got the mood just right in her photographs
Make
Compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way;
People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!
Heat makes you sweat
Get
In baseball: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher;
He drew a base on balls
Make
Create by artistic means;
Create a poem
Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
Picasso created Cubism
Auden made verses
Get
Overcome or destroy;
The ice storm got my hibiscus
The cat got the goldfish
Make
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
How much do you make a month in your new job?
She earns a lot in her new job
This merger brought in lots of money
He clears $5,000 each month
Get
Be a mystery or bewildering to;
This beats me!
Got me--I don't know the answer!
A vexing problem
This question really stuck me
Make
Create or design, often in a certain way;
Do my room in blue
I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest
Get
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action;
We began working at dawn
Who will start?
Get working as soon as the sun rises!
The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia
He began early in the day
Let's get down to work now
Make
To compose or represent:
This wall forms the background of the stage setting
The branches made a roof
This makes a fine introduction
Get
Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses);
She suffered a fracture in the accident
He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars
She got a bruise on her leg
He got his arm broken in the scuffle
Make
Reach a goal, e.g.,
Make the first team
We made it!
She may not make the grade
Get
Make children;
Abraham begot Isaac
Men often father children but don't recognize them
Make
Be or be capable of being changed or made into;
He makes a great host
He will make a fine father
Make
Make by shaping or bringing together constituents;
Make a dress
Make a cake
Make a wall of stones
Make
Perform or carry out;
Make a decision
Make a move
Make advances
Make a phone call
Make
Make by combining materials and parts;
This little pig made his house out of straw
Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Make
Change from one form into another;
Make water into wine
Make lead into gold
Make clay into bricks
Make
Act in a certain way so as to acquire;
Make friends
Make enemies
Make
Charge with a function; charge to be;
She was named Head of the Committee
She was made president of the club
Make
Achieve a point or goal;
Nicklaus had a 70
The Brazilian team got 4 goals
She made 29 points that day
Make
Reach a destination, either real or abstract;
We hit Detroit by noon
The water reached the doorstep
We barely made it to the finish line
I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
Make
Institute, enact, or establish;
Make laws
Make
Carry out or commit;
Make a mistake
Commit a faux-pas
Make
Add up to;
Four and four make eight
Make
Form by assembling individuals or constituents;
Make a quorum
The branches made a roof
Make
Organize or be responsible for;
Hold a reception
Have, throw, or make a party
Give a course
Make
Prepare for eating by applying heat;
Cook me dinner, please
Can you make me an omelette?
Fix breakfast for the guests, please
Make
Put in order or neaten;
Make the bed
Make up a room
Make
Head into a specified direction;
The escaped convict took to the hills
We made for the mountains
Make
Have a bowel movement;
The dog had made in the flower beds
Make
Undergo fabrication or creation;
This wool makes into a nice sweater
Make
Be suitable for;
Wood makes good furniture
Make
Amount to;
This salary increase makes no difference to my standard of living
Make
Constitute the essence of;
Clothes make the man
Make
Appear to begin an activity;
He made to speak but said nothing i the end
She made a if to say hello to us
Make
Proceed along a path;
Work one's way through the crowd
Make one's way into the forest
Make
Reach in time;
We barely made the plane
Make
Gather and light the materials for;
Make a fire
Make
Assure the success of;
A good review by this critic will make your play!
Make
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like;
She makes like an actress
Make
Consider as being;
It wasn't the problem some people made it
Make
Calculate as being;
I make the height about 100 feet
Make
Cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable;
Make my day
Make
Favor the development of;
Practice makes the winner
Make
Develop into;
He will make a splendid father!
Make
Behave in a certain way;
Make merry
Make
Eliminate urine;
Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
Common Curiosities
What does "make of" mean in a sentence?
It means to interpret or understand something in a particular way.
Can "get" imply effort?
Yes, especially in contexts where acquiring something involves difficulty, e.g., getting approval.
Is "get" used in formal writing?
"Get" can be less formal; alternatives like "receive" or "become" might be preferred in formal writing.
How are "get" and "make" used in technology contexts?
"Get" might refer to fetching data, while "make" could involve creating software or hardware.
What does "get by" mean?
It refers to managing to survive or cope with difficulties.
How does "make" function in a business context?
In business, "make" often refers to production and profit, e.g., to make a product or make a profit.
What does "get ahead" mean in a career context?
It refers to advancing or improving one's position in a competitive environment.
Can "get" be used without an object?
Yes, it can appear without a direct object in informal usage, e.g., "Let's get moving."
What does "get out" mean in different contexts?
It can mean to leave a place or to express disbelief or exasperation.
How does "get" function in legal or official language?
It's often used to convey receiving or being granted something, like getting a license.
Does "make" have a culinary use?
Yes, it's often used in cooking contexts, e.g., to make a cake or make a meal.
What does "make do" mean?
It means to manage with the available resources, even though they are less than ideal.
What is the role of "make" in art and creativity?
"Make" is central to creative processes, implying the creation of something new, like making a painting.
What does "make believe" mean?
It refers to the act of pretending or imagining, often used in the context of children's play.
What does "make good" mean?
It can mean to succeed or to compensate for a mistake or deficit.
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