- make for
- {v.} To go toward; start in the direction of. * /The children took their ice skates and made for the frozen pond./ * /The bee got his load of pollen and made for the hive./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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make for — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you make for a place, you move towards it. [V P n] He rose from his seat and made for the door. Syn: head for 2) PHRASAL VERB If something makes for another thing, it causes or helps to cause that thing to happen or exist.… … English dictionary
make for — phr verb Make for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑exit, ↑reading … Collocations dictionary
make for — go toward, start in the direction of As soon as it began to become dark we decided to make for a quiet place to set up a camp … Idioms and examples
make for — 1》 move towards. 2》 tend to result in or be received as. 3》 (be made for) be eminently suited for (a particular function or person). → make … English new terms dictionary
make for — {v.} To go toward; start in the direction of. * /The children took their ice skates and made for the frozen pond./ * /The bee got his load of pollen and made for the hive./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make for — verb a) To set out to go (someplace); to move towards. He makes for England, there to claim the crown. b) To tend to produce or result in. [H]e disapp … Wiktionary
make\ for — v To go toward; start in the direction of. The children took their ice skates and made for the frozen pond. The bee got his load of pollen and made for the hive … Словарь американских идиом
make for — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. aim for, travel to, go toward, head toward; see advance 1 , approach 2 … English dictionary for students
make for — 1. Move toward, go toward, strike for. 2. Favor, tend to the advantage of … New dictionary of synonyms
make for — go in the direction of; attack; bring forward, assist … English contemporary dictionary
