make as if

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyk az if]
- /meɪk æz ɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyk az if]
- /meɪk æz ɪf/

Definitions of make as if words

verb with object make as if to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
verb with object make as if to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
verb with object make as if to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
verb with object make as if to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
verb with object make as if to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
verb with object make as if to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1

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Origin of make as if

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen

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Parts of speech for Make as if

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for make as if

verb make as if

bluff — A bluff is an attempt to make someone believe that you will do something when you do not really intend to do it.
counterfeit — Counterfeit money, goods, or documents are not genuine, but have been made to look exactly like genuine ones in order to deceive people.
dream — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
fantasize — to conceive fanciful or extravagant notions, ideas, suppositions, or the like (often followed by about): to fantasize about the ideal job.

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verb make as if

differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.

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