mak
/mæk/
mak is the alternative form of make.
Meaning of make
Verb
make (third-person singular simple present makes, present participle making, simple past and past participle made or (dialectal or obsolete) maked)
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- We made a bird feeder for our yard.
- To write or compose.
- I made a poem for her wedding.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- make war
- To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- God made earth and heaven.
- To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- I'm making cereal for breakfast. Who wants some?
- To behave, to act.
- To make like a deer caught in the headlights.
Proper noun capitalized: Mak
Mak (plural Maks)
Forms of mak
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | maks |
| present participle | makkin |
| present participle | makin |
| past participle | makked |
| past | makked |
| past participle | made |
| past | made |
| alternative Geordie | myek |
| alternative English Standard | make |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Maks |
Origin of mak
* As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Cantonese 麥/麦 (mak6). * As a Polish surname, borrowed from Polish Mak, or shortened from Polish Makary. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Ukrainian Макар (Makar). * As a Hungarian surname, shortened from Hungarian Makár.
Phrases with mak
Questions about mak
- What does mak mean?
- Mak means a surname from Chinese.
- What is mak the alternative form of?
- Mak is the alternative form of make.
- What part of speech is mak?
- Mak is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce mak?
- Mak is pronounced /mæk/.
Words near mak in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mak (page history and authors); Mak (page history and authors); make (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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