Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic, transitive)To spend more time and energy on some task than it warrants; to make something overly complicated; to make a big thing out of.

  2. To eat something as a meal.

    Don't walk near the tiger: it'll make a meal of you.

Examples

3539 sentences

  1. The bridge is made of stone.

    Міст зроблений з каменю. — aandrusiak

    ruМост сделан из камня. — Biga

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  2. It is made partly of wood.

    Частково це зроблено з дерева. — deniko

    deEs ist teilweise aus Holz gemacht. — Manfredo

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  3. The box is made of wood.

    Ящик зроблений з дерева. — ChickenKiev

    ruКоробка из дерева. — marafon

    deDie Schachtel ist aus Holz. — Manfredo

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  4. The plate is made of plastic.

    Тарілка з пластмаси. — aandrusiak

    ruТарелка пластиковая. — marafon

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  5. The desk is made of wood.

    Стіл зроблений із дерева. — deniko

    ruСтол сделан из дерева. — Olya

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Translations

2 languages

Forms

makes a meal of, making a meal of, made a meal of, made a meal of
Base formmake a meal of · to make a meal of
3rd person singularmakes a meal of
Present participlemaking a meal of
Past simplemade a meal of
Past participlemade a meal of

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake a meal of
he, she, itmakes a meal of

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade a meal of

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made a meal of
he, she, ithas made a meal of

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make a meal of

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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