make of

phrasal verb

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	make of
he/she/it	makes of
present participle	making of
past tense	made of
past participle	made of

1
transitive (make something of someone/something) to use chances and opportunities in order to be successful
This job is whatever you make of it.
I want to make something of my new life here.
Synonyms and related words
To have, or to take advantage of an opportunity
benefit
get
gain
2
transitive to understand someone or the meaning of something in a particular way
I don’t know what to make of our new teacher.
What do you make of this news?
Synonyms and related words
To understand something or someone in a particular way
make out
interpret
perceive
3
make the best of somethingto try to get a good result despite a bad situation
It rained all day, but we made the best of it.
Synonyms and related words
To try to deal with a problem or difficulty
man up
kick something into the long grass
deal with
4
make an evening/a day etc. of itinformalto continue doing something for a whole evening, day, etc.
Let’s make an evening of it and eat out.
Synonyms and related words
To continue something, or to continue to do something
continue
go on
follow through
5
make a go of somethingto try your best to make something successful
They’re going to try to make a go of their marriage again.
Synonyms and related words
To try hard to do or get something
try
work
strive
6
make the most of somethingto use a good situation to get the best possible result
It’s a beautiful day today. Let’s make the most of it.
Synonyms and related words
To have, or to take advantage of an opportunity
benefit
get
gain
7
make much of somethingto give a lot of importance to something
The press made much of the fact that he was the President’s son.
Synonyms and related words
To value something or someone
value
respect
appreciate
8
make something of itspokento be prepared to fight or argue about something
Do you want to make something of it?
Synonyms and related words
To oppose something or someone
oppose
go against
have/have got against
9
make a success of somethingto make something be successful
She is determined to make a success of the business.
Synonyms and related words
To succeed in doing something
succeed
manage
pull off