Meaning of make for | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards.
   idiomatic
2. To tend to produce or result in.
   idiomatic
3. To identify; to connect.
   idiomatic
4. To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.).
   idiomatic, rare
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, for.

Equivalents

Examples

“He makes for England, there to claim the crown.”

“[H]e disappeared into his house much as a startled weasel makes for its hole.”

“It was such a day as one dreams about, with that pleasant warmth in the air that makes for indolent content.”

“A tiny cub is learning the art of stalking a little too well it seems. A video posted on social media shows the cub surprising its mamma and giving her a huge fright. The short clip makes for a delightful watch.”

“It's not the longest or tallest viaduct in Britain, but the landscape upon which it sits makes for a stunning backdrop.”

“I don't agree, but they make him for a criminal.”

“Secondly, we will examine the Cœlestiall Phœnomena that make for the Copernican Hypothesis, as if it were to prove absolutely victorious; […]”

“Several very curious varieties of Blues have been taken, which appear to make for Darwin’s theory.”

“That they are “conditions of thought” does not make for Kant’s theory of the categories one iota more than it makes for the theory of Aristotle or for the theory of Locke.”

“I made this picture for my Dad.”

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