make shift
make shift · makes shift · made shift · making shift
вживатися, справлятися, ладити
справиться, справляться
auskommen, durchkommen, klarkommen
To contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficultyTo contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficulty.
» The city's convention center was converted into a make-shift hospital.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)To contrive; to invent a way of surmounting a difficulty.
behelfen
ухитря́тьсяuxitrjátʹsja, перебива́тьсяperebivátʹsja, довольствоваться
Examples
2 sentencesThe city's convention center was converted into a make-shift hospital.
Algeria is making a shift from a highly centralized economy to a market economy.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
contrive, find a way through difficulty:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
contrive, find a way through difficulty:
Forms
makes shift, making shift, made shift, made shift| Base form | make shift · to make shift |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes shift |
| Present participle | making shift |
| Past simple | made shift |
| Past participle | made shift |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedmakeshift
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle