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make one

make one verb: to take part in, to be present at (a group, social event, etc.; later especially a criminal undertaking).

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) To take part in, to be present at (a group, social event, etc.; later especially a criminal undertaking).
    • I accompany the afflicted mourners back to their uncomfortable mansion; and make one in the general concert of unavailing woe […].1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter DV”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...
    • Mr. Steele was prevailed on to stay and make one at a cricket match with some British gentlemen and their footmen, who were at that time at Rome.1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 206

make one meaning in Tamil and Telugu

make one in Tamil

கலக்கு, நடுக்கு

make one in Telugu

to make one, unite
ఒకటిచేయు okaṭicēyu

Forms of make one

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

Questions about make one

What does make one mean?
Make one means to take part in, to be present at (a group, social event, etc.; later especially a criminal undertaking).
What is make one in Tamil?
Make one in Tamil is கலக்கு, நடுக்கு. See Make one meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is make one?
Make one is a verb.
What is the past tense of make one?
The past tense of make one is made one.

Words near make one in the dictionary

  1. make of
  2. make off
  3. make off with
  4. make off without payment
  5. make old bones
  6. make one
  7. make one's bed
  8. make one's bed and lie in it
  9. make one's bones
  10. make one's bow
  11. make one's entrance

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make one (page history and authors); make one (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఒకటిచేయు (Telugu) (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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