make for

Verb

make for (third-person singular simple present makes for, present participle making for, simple past and past participle made for)

1. (idiomatic) To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards.
   • He makes for England, there to claim the crown.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
   • [H]e disappeared into his house much as a startled weasel makes for its hole.1888, J[ames] M[atthew] Barrie, “The Schoolhouse”, in Auld Licht Idylls, London: Hodder and Stoughton, […], →OCLC, page 6

   Synonyms:

   head for

2. (idiomatic) To tend to produce or result in.
   • It was such a day as one dreams about, with that pleasant warmth in the air that makes for indolent content.1914, William MacLeod Raine, chapter 11, in The Pirate of Panama
   • 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.2019 October 9, "Tiny cub gives lion a huge fright", Hindustan Times
3. (idiomatic) To identify; to connect.
   • I don't agree, but they make him for a criminal.
4. (idiomatic, rare) To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.).
   • Secondly, we will examine the Cœlestiall Phœnomena that make for the Copernican Hypothesis, as if it were to prove absolutely victorious; […]1830, E.S. Carlos (translator), Galileo Galilei (author), “The Siderial Messenger”, reprinted in Louise Fargo Brown and George Barr Carson, Men and Centuries of European Civilization, Ayer Publishing...
   • Several very curious varieties of Blues have been taken, which appear to make for Darwin’s theory.1868 December 1, T.W. Wonfor, “Rare Visitors at Brighton”, in M.C. Cooke, editor, Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, Robert Hardwicke, published 1869, page 278
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, for.
   • I made this picture for my Dad.