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| make do |
| 1. v. (intransitive, idiomatic, informal) To survive, get by (with), or use whatever is available (due to lack of resources). |
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| There is barely enough money, so we will have to make do with what we have. |
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| 2. v. (transitive, informal) To put into action. |
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| Make the movie do! (Put on the movie!) |
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| Brandon’s makin’ the grill do so we can get to eatin’. |
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| 3. v. (transitive, informal) To use for one's purpose something worn, defective, or intended for another purpose. |
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| Analysis |
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| make |
| 1. v. To create. |
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| 2. v. To build, construct, or produce. |
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| We made a bird feeder for our yard. |
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| I'll make a man out of him yet. |
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| 3. v. To write or compose. |
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| do |
| 1. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker |
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| 2. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in a question whose main verb is not another auxiliary verb or be. |
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| Do you go there often? |
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| 3. v. (auxiliary) A syntactic marker in negations with the indicative and imperative moods. |
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| I do not go there often. |
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