on the make

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn stressed th ee meyk]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði meɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [on, awn stressed th ee meyk]
- /ɒn, ɔn stressed ði meɪk/

Definitions of on the make words

verb with object on the make 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 on the make to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
verb with object on the make to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
verb with object on the make to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
verb with object on the make to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
verb with object on the make to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1

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Origin of on the make

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 On the make

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of On the make

on the make popularity

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 on the make

adj on the make

aspiring — If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
hopped up — excited; enthusiastic; exuberant, especially overexuberant.
hyper — overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.

noun on the make

machination — an act or instance of machinating.

adjective on the make

aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
endeavoring — Present participle of endeavor.
endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.

All 7 Synonyms of on the make