makeshift
Made to work or sufficeMade to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
» We used a barrel for a makeshift table.
Мы пользовались бочкой как самодельным столом. — Selena777
Мы использовали бочку как временный стол. — Selena777
Ми використали бочку як тимчасовий стіл. — shanghainese
Ми вжили діжку за тимчасовий стіл. — shanghainese
PeterR · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesMade to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
They used the ledge and a few branches for a makeshift shelter.
behelfsmäßig, provisorisch
вре́менныйvrémennyj, импровизи́рованныйimprovizírovannyj, самоде́льныйsamodélʹnyj
- done or made using whatever is available
Examples
12 sentencesWe used a barrel for a makeshift table.
Ми використали бочку як тимчасовий стіл. — shanghainese
ruМы пользовались бочкой как самодельным столом. — Selena777
Sami lived in a makeshift shelter.
The deer fell for the makeshift trap.
There are many ways of doing makeshift repairs.
Michael noticed a makeshift firepit in the clearing.
Translations
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Origin
Deverbal from make shift. First appears c. 1554, in the publications of H. Hilarie.Deverbal from make shift. First appears c. 1554, in the publications of H. Hilarie.
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Forms
more makeshift, most makeshift| Comparative | more makeshift Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most makeshift Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- done or made using whatever is available:improvisedjury-rigged
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.