Meaning

1 senses

  1. To enjoy oneself in a jolly and festive manner.

More definitions
  • celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Examples

3 sentences

  1. The girls are making merry in the yard.

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  2. Money won't make you merry, but it eases your misery.

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  3. I am too sick at heart to revel, carouse, and make merry through the night.

    deMir schmerzt das Herz zu sehr als dass ich mich die Nacht hindurch ergötzen, zechen und feiern könnte.

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Forms

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

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade merry

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make merry

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedmerrymaking

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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