make (1) — EN↔HI

make1

/meɪk मेक्‌/ verb

( pt, pp made /meɪd मेड्‌/ )

1 [T] to produce or create something कुछ उत्‍पन्‍न या सृजित करना

to make bread

made of steel

made out of used matches

Cheese is made from milk.

Those cars are made in Pune.

2 [T, (used with nouns)] to perform a certain action किसी विशिष्‍ट क्रिया को निष्‍पन्‍न करना

to make a mistake

to make a guess/comment/statement/suggestion

I’ve made an appointment to see the doctor.

NOTE ऐसे प्रयोगों के समकक्ष एक अलग क्रिया भी मिलती है, उदाहरण के लिए decide = make a decision. यदि ‘make’ + संज्ञा का प्रयोग हो रहा है तो उसके साथ एक विशेषण भी आ सकता है

—He made the right decision.

They made a generous offer.

3 [T] to cause a particular effect, feeling, situation, etc. विशेष प्रभाव, मनोभाव आदि उत्‍पन्‍न करना या का कारण बनना

The film made me cry.

make it clear

make sense

You don’t need to know much of a language to make yourself understood.

to make trouble/a mess/a noise

4 [T] to force somebody/something to do something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु को कुछ करने के लिए बाध्‍य करना

You can’t make her come with us if she doesn’t want to.

They made him wait at the police station all day.

NOTE कर्मवाच्‍य (passive) में शब्‍द to का प्रयोग अनिवार्य है

—He was made to wait at the police station.

5 [T] used with money, numbers and time धन, संख्‍याएँ और समय के वाचक शब्‍दों के साथ प्रयुक्त

How much do you think he makes [earns] a month?

5 and 7 make 12.

6 linking verb to make somebody/something become something; to have the right qualities to become something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु को कुछ बना देना; कुछ बनने के लिए उपयुक्त गुणों वाला होना

She was made [given the job of] President.

You can borrow some money this time, but don’t make a habit of it.

7 linking verb to become something; to achieve something कुछ बन जाना; कोई लक्ष्‍य प्राप्‍त कर लेना

I’m hoping to make head of department by the time I’m thirty.

8 to manage to reach a place or go somewhere किसी स्‍थान पर पहुँच जाना या कहीं चले जाना

We should make Jaipur by about 10 p.m.

I can’t make the meeting next week.

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make do with something to use something that is not good enough because nothing better is available जो मिले उसी से काम चलाना

If we can’t get limes, we’ll have to make do with lemons.

make it to manage to do something; to succeed कोई काम कर सकना; (किसी काम में) सफल हो जाना

She’ll never make it as an actress.

He’s badly injured—it looks like he might not make it [survive].

make the most of something to get as much pleasure, profit, etc. as possible from something किसी वस्‍तु का पूरा या यथासंभव अधिकतम उपयोग कर लेना

You won't get another chance—make the most of it!

NOTE Make से बनने वाली अन्‍य अभिव्‍यक्तियों के लिए, संबंधित संज्ञाओं और विशेषणों की प्रविष्टियाँ देखिए, जैसा make amends के लिए amends देखिए।

make for somebody/something to move towards somebody/something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु की ओर बढ़ना

make for something to help or allow something to happen किसी बात में सहायक होना या कोई बात होने देना

Arguing all the time doesn’t make for a happy marriage.

be made for somebody/each other to be well suited to somebody/each other दो व्‍यक्तियों का एक-दूसरे के लिए उपयुक्त होना

Javed and Alisha seem made for each other.

make somebody/something into somebody/something to change somebody/something into somebody/something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु को किसी अन्‍य रूप में परिवर्तित कर देना

She made her spare room into an office.

make something of somebody/something to understand the meaning or nature of somebody/something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु के अभिप्राय या स्‍वभाव को समझना

What do you make of Kabir’s letter?

make off (with something) ( informal ) to leave or escape in a hurry, for example after stealing something जल्‍दबाज़ी में चले जाना या निकल भागना (उदाहरण के लिए कुछ चुराकर)

Someone’s made off with my wallet!

make somebody/something out

1 to understand somebody/something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु को समझना (कि वह वस्‍तुतः क्‍या है या क्‍या चाहता है)

I just can’t make him out.

2 to be able to see or hear somebody/something; to manage to read something किसी व्‍यक्ति या वस्‍तु को देख या सुन सकना; किसी वस्‍तु को पढ़ लेना या पढ़ने में सफल हो जाना

I could just make out her signature.

make out that...; make yourself out to be something to say that something is true and try to make people believe it किसी बात को सच मानना तथा अन्‍य लोगों से भी ऐसा ही मनवाना

He made out that he was a millionaire.

She’s not as clever as she makes herself out to be.

make (yourself/somebody) up to put powder, colour, etc. on your/somebody’s face to make it look attractive चेहरे को आकर्षक बनाने के लिए उस पर पाउडर, रंग आदि लगाना

make something up

1 to form something किसी का निर्माण करना

the different groups that make up our society

2 to invent something, often something that is not true कुछ गढ़ लेना (बहाना, कहानी आदि)

to make up an excuse

3 to make a number or an amount complete; to replace something that has been lost (कमी वाली) किसी विशेष संख्‍या या मात्रा को पूरा करना; किसी क्षति की पूर्ति करना

We need one more person to make up our team.

make up for something to do something that corrects a bad situation किसी कमी को पूरा करने के लिए कुछ करना

Her enthusiasm makes up for her lack of experience.

make it up to somebody ( informal ) to do something that shows that you are sorry for what you have done to somebody or that you are grateful for what he/she has done for you (दूसरे के प्रति) अपनी ग़लती या (अपने प्रति) दूसरे के उपकार को मानना

You’ve done me a big favour. How can I make it up to you?

make (it) up (with somebody) to become friends again after an argument झगड़े के बाद सुलह हो जाना या कर लेना

Has she made it up with him yet?