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make interesting

make interesting verb: to make a bet out of; to bet money on.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make a bet out of; to bet money on.
    • I’d definitely beat you over 100 metres. — Yeah? D’you care to make it interesting?
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, interesting.
    • The great plot is what makes the film interesting.

Forms of make interesting

third-person singular presentmakes interesting
present participlemaking interesting
past participlemade interesting
pastmade interesting

Questions about make interesting

What does make interesting mean?
Make interesting means to make a bet out of; to bet money on.
What part of speech is make interesting?
Make interesting is a verb.
What is the past tense of make interesting?
The past tense of make interesting is made interesting.

Words near make interesting in the dictionary

  1. make headway
  2. make heavy going of
  3. make heavy weather
  4. make heavy weather of
  5. make history
  6. make interesting
  7. make into
  8. make it
  9. make it big
  10. make it count
  11. make it do or do without

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