Meaning
To build, cook or create something new.
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Word origin
From Old English macian, meaning to make, build, or prepare, a word shared across the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- macian
Grammar
Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.
Examples
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I will bake a cake for the party.
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Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(14)The List on the Door
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Lost in Town
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The Phone Call
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Before the Doors Open
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The Passenger
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The Box in the Wood
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The First Letter
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The Midnight Piano
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The Night Route
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The Suggestion Box
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Grammar articles
(42)Both, either and neither in English: rules and examples
Have something done and get something done in English
Cleft sentences in English: it-clefts and wh-clefts
Dependent prepositions in English: good at, listen to, depend on
Do and does in English: questions and negatives
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining and there is
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
English Filler Words: um, well, so, like, you know
Future continuous and future perfect in English: examples
Gerund and infinitive in English: verb lists and rules
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish
The imperative in English: sit down, don't touch, let's go
Inversion and subject-verb-object word order in English
Irregular verbs in English: the full list by pattern
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Modals of deduction in English: must, might, could, can't
Nominalisation in English: turning verbs into nouns
Numbers in English: how to say, write and spell them
Participle clauses in English: -ing, -ed and having done
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past perfect in English: had + past participle, examples
Past simple in English: rules, -ed spelling and examples
100 Common Phrasal Verbs in English, with Examples
English phrasal verbs exercises with answers: 80 questions
Phrasal verbs with come in English: 13 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with get in English: 16 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with go in English: 14 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with put in English: 13 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with take in English: 12 meanings, examples
Phrasal Verbs in English: Meaning, Rules and Examples
Present continuous in English: am/is/are + -ing, examples
Present perfect continuous in English: have been + -ing
Present perfect in English: rules, for and since, examples
Present simple in English: rules, -s ending and examples
Question tags in English: rules, examples and aren't I
Reporting verbs in English: a list of patterns and examples
So, such, too and enough in English: rules and examples
The 12 English tenses: one chart with forms and examples
To be in English: am, is and are (chart and examples)
Verb patterns with objects in English: want, make, let, see
Suffixes in English: word building with -ness, -ful, -ly
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 20: More doing words.