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- [meyk doo]
- /meɪk du/
- /meɪk duː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meyk doo]
- /meɪk du/
Definitions of make do words
- noun plural make do something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war. 1
- noun plural make do Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion. 1
- noun plural make do Informal. a hairdo or hair styling. 1
- noun plural make do British Slang. a swindle; hoax. 1
- noun plural make do Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party. 1
- adjective make do used as a substitute; makeshift: make-do curtains. 1
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Origin of make do
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95
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Parts of speech for Make do
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make do popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
make do usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make do
verb make do
- subsist — to exist; continue in existence.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- survive — to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
- sustain — to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- look after — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
adj make do
- stopgap — something that fills the place of something else that is lacking; temporary substitute; makeshift: Candles are a stopgap when the electricity fails.
- alternative — If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
- substitute — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- hit-or-miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
noun make do
- practicality — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- contrivance — If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
Antonyms for make do
verb make do
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- premeditate — to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder.
- design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
adj make do
- permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- complete — You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be.
- finished — ended or completed.
- ready — completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- lasting — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
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