Antonyms for making
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : mey-king |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪ kɪŋ |
Definition of making
Origin :- Old English macian "to make, form, construct, do; prepare, arrange, cause; behave, fare, transform," from West Germanic *makon "to fashion, fit" (cf. Old Saxon makon, Old Frisian makia "to build, make," Middle Dutch and Dutch maken, Old High German mahhon "to construct, make," German machen "to make"), from PIE *mag- "to knead, mix; to fashion, fit" (see macerate). If so, sense evolution perhaps is via prehistoric houses built of mud. Gradually replaced the main Old English word, gewyrcan (see work (v.)).
- Meaning "to arrive at" (a place), first attested 1620s, originally was nautical. Formerly used in many places where specific verbs now are used, e.g. to make Latin (c.1500) "to write Latin compositions." This broader usage survives in some phrases, e.g. to make water "to urinate," to make a book "arrange a series of bets" (1828), make hay "to turn over mown grass to expose it to sun." Make the grade is 1912, perhaps from the notion of railway engines going up an incline.
- Read the valuable suggestions in Dr. C.V. Mosby's book -- be prepared to surmount obstacles before you encounter them -- equipped with the power to "make the grade" in life's climb. [advertisement for "Making the Grade," December 1916]
- But the phrase also was in use in a schoolwork context at the time. Make do "manage with what is available" is attested from 1867. Make time "go fast" is 1849; make tracks in this sense is from 1834. To make a federal case out of (something) popularized in 1959 movie "Anatomy of a Murder;" to make an offer (one) can't refuse is from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel "The Godfather." To make (one's) day is from 1909; menacing make my day is from 1971, popularized by Clint Eastwood in film "Sudden Impact" (1983). Related: Made; making.
- adj preparing
- adj totaling
- noun imagination
- Making an effort to rise, he seemed surprised at his own weakness.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Numerous lamps were lighted in the trees, making the gardens bright as noon.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Is there any chance of making Mr. Davis return the money my father deposited with him?
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- But he was making real love, and you know I'm not used to that.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Windich said he had seen emu tracks, and he thought they were making south.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Finished the hut, pugging it at the ends, and making the roof better.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Making him her slave, she kept him at the very height of bliss.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- We are charged with the sacred duty of making their path as smooth and easy as we can.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Surely there must have been God's intent in the making of this new-world Republic.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- There is no short cut to the making of these ideals into glad realities.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for making
- accomplishing
- adding up to
- aggregating
- authoring
- building
- causation
- completing
- composing
- composition
- computing
- conception
- concluding
- consisting of
- constituting
- constructing
- construction
- contriving
- creating
- designing
- devising
- effecting
- executing
- fabricating
- fabrication
- fancying
- fashioning
- forging
- forming
- formulation
- generating
- manufacturing
- occasioning
- originating
- origination
- performing
- planning
- producing
- production
- reckoning
- shaping
- summing
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