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My songs tend to be about love. It drives some of the greatest songs. I'm looking forward to seeing what people make of my writing.
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Meaning of "make of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE OF

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAKE OF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Make of is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb make of in English.

WHAT DOES MAKE OF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of make of in the English dictionary

The definition of make of in the dictionary is to interpret as the meaning of. Other definition of make of is to produce or construct from.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MAKE OF

PRESENT

Present
I make of
you make of
he/she/it makes of
we make of
you make of
they make of
Present continuous
I am making of
you are making of
he/she/it is making of
we are making of
you are making of
they are making of
Present perfect
I have made of
you have made of
he/she/it has made of
we have made of
you have made of
they have made of
Present perfect continuous
I have been making of
you have been making of
he/she/it has been making of
we have been making of
you have been making of
they have been making of
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I made of
you made of
he/she/it made of
we made of
you made of
they made of
Past continuous
I was making of
you were making of
he/she/it was making of
we were making of
you were making of
they were making of
Past perfect
I had made of
you had made of
he/she/it had made of
we had made of
you had made of
they had made of
Past perfect continuous
I had been making of
you had been making of
he/she/it had been making of
we had been making of
you had been making of
they had been making of
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will make of
you will make of
he/she/it will make of
we will make of
you will make of
they will make of
Future continuous
I will be making of
you will be making of
he/she/it will be making of
we will be making of
you will be making of
they will be making of
Future perfect
I will have made of
you will have made of
he/she/it will have made of
we will have made of
you will have made of
they will have made of
Future perfect continuous
I will have been making of
you will have been making of
he/she/it will have been making of
we will have been making of
you will have been making of
they will have been making of
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would make of
you would make of
he/she/it would make of
we would make of
you would make of
they would make of
Conditional continuous
I would be making of
you would be making of
he/she/it would be making of
we would be making of
you would be making of
they would be making of
Conditional perfect
I would have make of
you would have make of
he/she/it would have make of
we would have make of
you would have make of
they would have make of
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been making of
you would have been making of
he/she/it would have been making of
we would have been making of
you would have been making of
they would have been making of
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you make of
we let´s make of
you make of
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to make of
Past participle
made of
Present Participle
making of
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE OF

make love to someone
make merry
make mincemeat of
make much of
make no bones about
make noises about
make off
make off with
make one´s blood boil
make one´s blood run cold
make one´s flesh creep
make one´s marble good
make one´s mark
make one´s move
make one´s peace with
make one´s way
make oneself scarce
make or break
make out
make over

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE OF

a couple of
at the expense of
because of
by virtue of
care of
for the love of
in case of
in charge of
in face of
in place of
in spite of
in the name of
in the nature of
make use of
more of
on the stroke of
take advantage of
take care of
the right side of
to the tune of

Synonyms and antonyms of make of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «make of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE OF

Find out the translation of make of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of make of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «make of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

使
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer de
570 millions of speakers

English

make of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

का बनाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделать из
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বানানো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membuat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen von
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

の作成
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 확인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செய்யுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

च्या बनवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare di
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zrobić z
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити з
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face din
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να της
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjøre av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE OF»

The term «make of» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.764 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE OF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «make of» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «make of» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make of

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10 QUOTES WITH «MAKE OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word make of.
1
Grant Achatz
It's not really the life of cooking that's hard - it's what you make of it and what level you push yourself to.
2
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
My theory on life is that life is beautiful. Life doesn't change. You have a day, and a night, and a month, and a year. We people change - we can be miserable or we can be happy. It's what you make of your life.
3
Hans Urs von Balthasar
We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it.
4
Ann Beattie
It's often been said that I'm an extremely depressing, cynical writer. I've never known what to make of that.
5
Arnold Bennett
Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that hell is hell, and the secret function of purgatory is to make of heaven an effective reality.
6
Birdy
My songs tend to be about love. It drives some of the greatest songs. I'm looking forward to seeing what people make of my writing.
7
Rory Bremner
I've no idea what they make of me. People usually don't recognise themselves in an impression.
8
Beth Broderick
This one fellow I met at the gym. I went out to dinner with him and he said, 'I've been watching you for a year and I never thought you'd go out with me!' Then he fainted at the dinner table. I didn't know what the hell to make of that.
9
Candace Bushnell
The key to life is your attitude. Whether you're single or married or have kids or don't have kids, it's how you look at your life, what you make of it. It's about making the best of your life wherever you are in life.
10
Upamanyu Chatterjee
Well, life is dark, isn't it? Mostly, it's dreadful. At the same time, death is funny too. I mean, look at the fuss we make of it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE OF»

Discover the use of make of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to make of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Genomes and What to Make of Them
The book opens with a brief history of the science of genetics and genomics, from Mendel to Watson and Crick and all the way up to Craig Venter; from there the authors delve into the use of genomics in determining evolutionary paths - and ...
Barry Barnes, John Dupre, 2011
2
Whatever You Make of It
"Well, that's what I wanted to know, so I thought I would humor the old girl and read it. So I did. I got completely caught up in the characters." Johnathon touched the book's dark emerald green cover.
Michelle Sodaro, 2011
3
Finnegans Wake
In Chapelizod, a suburb of Dublin, an innkeeper and his family are sleeping.
James Joyce, Robbert-Jan Henkes, Erik Bindervoet, 2012
4
Fun with Fabrics - Amusing, Interesting, and Useful Things ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Foseph Leeming, 2011
5
Media and the Make-Believe Worlds of Children: When Harry ...
An enclosed CD provides full-color images of the artwork produced during the study. This book will appeal to scholars and graduate students in children and media, early childhood education, and developmental psychology.
Maya Gotz, Dafna Lemish, Hyesung Moon, 2014
6
The Richest Man in Babylon
Presents eleven ancient Babylonian tales about the way to achieve financial success.
George Samuel Clason, 1988
7
Resources for Teaching Discrete Mathematics: Classroom ...
Using cars of any length except 1, how many trains can you make of each of the following lengths: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6? How many ways are there to make a length 7 train? Have you seen these numbers before? Compare your results to#l.
Brian Hopkins, 2009
8
What to Make of Race?: A Content Analysis of the Use of Race ...
Using content analysis, this study examines the use of race in health related journal articles from 2000 to 2005.
Oliver Eugene Rollins (Jr), 2007
9
The History of Make-Believe: Tacitus on Imperial Rome
... form from content, if we may call the historical person and title of the czar “ content,” Napoleon downplays the authoritarian nature of power by concentrating his interlocutors' attention upon the pleasant spectacle that power can make of itself.
Holly Haynes, 2003
10
The Culture of Make Believe
What do we make of the fact that in the aftermath of the killing of Mary Turner and the others, five hundred black people quietly and quickly left Valdosta for greener (or at least safer) pastures, leaving plenty of fine farmland ripe for new tenants, ...
Derrick Jensen, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term make of is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fantasy Football rankings 2015: What to make of New England …
Fantasy Football rankings 2015: What to make of New England Patriots not named Rob Gronkowski. Brandon LaFell SB.jpg. New England ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Who Could Star In A Re-Make Of The Breakfast Club?
I may be young, 17 to be exact, but I sure know about The Breakfast Club. The John Hughes directed Brat Pack film was and forever will be one ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
3
Just because Dr M believes it, doesn't make it true | Free Malaysia …
I do not yet know what to make of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, except that it shows up a government unpractised in ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
4
What To Make Of Azerbaijan's Partnership With The SCO …
One of the more interesting story lines from the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Russia was the addition of new "dialogue ... «EurasiaNet, Jul 15»
5
Texas Sharpshooter: What to make of Justise Winslow's summer …
But let's set aside the intellectually criminal acts of the internet and address the question, what do we make of Winslow's summer and how much ... «Hot Hot Hoops, Jul 15»
6
Opinion: What to make of the Pope's harsh critique of capitalism?
In the wake of the publication of Pope Francis's encyclical letter Laudato Si' and of the Pope's recent speeches in Latin America, many ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
7
Saskatoon city council not sure what to make of Uber - Star Phoenix
City council isn't quite sure what to make of Uber, and is looking elsewhere for guidance. The controversial ridesharing smartphone app, which ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
8
What To Make Of Joey Wendle?
What To Make Of Joey Wendle? By Nico on Jul 16, 2015, 2:18p 96. The "half in the light, half in the dark" is symbolic. - Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports. «Athletics Nation, Jul 15»
9
I'm Not Sure What To Make Of Skyforge
Maybe it's the fact that original science fiction based MMORPG games come along so rarely, or maybe it's just that Skyforge is pretty damn ... «Kotaku Australia, Jul 15»
10
Vote: What do you make of Dez Bryant's deal with the Dallas …
So we want to know, what do you make of the deal? Vote here or in the poll below. How do you feel about Dez Bryant's new contract with the ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»

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