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makes interesting

makes interesting is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make interesting.

Meaning of make interesting

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.

Questions about makes interesting

What is makes interesting the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes interesting is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make interesting.

Words near makes interesting in the dictionary

  1. makes headway
  2. makes heavy going of
  3. makes heavy weather
  4. makes heavy weather of
  5. makes history
  6. makes interesting
  7. makes into
  8. makes it
  9. makes it big
  10. makes it count
  11. makes it interesting

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