Meaning

2 senses

  1. (US, colloquial)To behave as though.

  2. (US, colloquial)To behave in the manner of.

Examples

204 sentences

  1. I did everything I could to make people like me.

    Я зробив все, що міг, щоб подобатися людям.

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  2. I'd like to be able to make something like this, too.

    Я б хотів могти робити щось схоже також.

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  3. We should make something like that.

    Нам слід зробити щось подібне.

    ruНам надо бы сделать что-то подобное.

    deWir sollten etwas wie das machen.

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  4. You made me look like a fool.

    Із-за тебе я виглядав неначе дурень.

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  5. You can't make someone like you.

    ruНасильно мил не будешь.

    deMan kann niemanden dazu zwingen, einen zu mögen.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Originally a US regionalism; compare earlier make as if.

Originally a US regionalism; compare earlier make as if.

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake like
he, she, itmakes like

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade like

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made like
he, she, ithas made like

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make like

Synonyms

1 synonyms
feint

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
majorA2majorityB1makeA1makeovermakerA2makeshift
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