Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To understand even minimally.

    See if you can make head or tail of the last section in this chapter. I'm baffled.

    sich einen Reim darauf machen

  2. To determine to be good or bad.

Examples

3669 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

4 languages
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By meaning 1
understand even minimally:

Forms

makes head or tail of, making head or tail of, made head or tail of, made head or tail of
Base formmake head or tail of · to make head or tail of
3rd person singularmakes head or tail of
Present participlemaking head or tail of
Past simplemade head or tail of
Past participlemade head or tail of

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake head or tail of
he, she, itmakes head or tail of

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade head or tail of

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made head or tail of
he, she, ithas made head or tail of

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make head or tail of

Antonyms

2 antonyms
make head nor tail ofmake neither head nor tail of

Word family

1 related words
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Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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