making
The act of forming, causing, or constitutingThe act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
» Bill has the makings of an excellent scientist.
Bill hat die Anlagen eines ausgezeichneten Wissenschaftlers.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
during the making of the movie
Anfertigen, Anfertigung, Fabrikation
(countable, uncountable)Process of growth or development.
As a child, he didn’t seem like a genius in the making.
(countable, uncountable)Something that causes somebody's success or progress
a book that was the making of his career
- (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something
- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something
- the act that results in something coming to be
Examples
3 sentencesBill has the makings of an excellent scientist.
deBill hat die Anlagen eines ausgezeichneten Wissenschaftlers.
If the first chapter is any indication, this book has the makings of a best seller.
Ziri saw that Rima had the makings of a real scientist.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English making, from Old English macung (“making”), equivalent to make + -ing.From Middle English making, from Old English macung (“making”), equivalent to make + -ing. Cognate with dated Dutch making (“making”), Old High German machunga.
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Forms
plural: makingsSynonyms
3 synonyms- an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something:qualification
- the act that results in something coming to be:devisingfashioning
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable