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MAKE FOR
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
Example:
The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area
Synonyms:
bring; make for; play; work; wreak
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "make for" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Verb group:
act; work (have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Context examples:
The new moon in Aries on March 24 will bring on travel to a location not too far from home, but nevertheless make for quite a refreshing trip.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
“His human fictions, as you choose to call them, make for nobility and manhood. You have no fictions, no dreams, no ideals. You are a pauper.”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
It had been arranged, therefore, that in such a case his two subordinates were to make for some prearranged spot where they could escape investigation and be in a position afterwards to renew their attempt.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The lights of the Mariposa were growing dim in the distance, and there he was, swimming confidently, as though it were his intention to make for the nearest land a thousand miles or so away.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Our boat lay, rising and falling, upon the long, smooth rollers, and Evans and I, who were the most educated of the party, were sitting in the sheets working out our position and planning what coast we should make for.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The results are good news for growers who hope that manipulating the plant microbiome, perhaps with probiotics, will make for healthier fields that need less fertilizer and less or no pesticides to produce good yields.
(How do you cultivate a healthy plant microbiome?, National Science Foundation)
That we make for the keep.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Which you shall make for me, Jane.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Growth is life, and life is for ever destined to make for light.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Now, Watson, let us make for Gelder & Co., of Stepney, the source and origin of the busts.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
