meddle and make
meddle and make verb: to intrude oneself into another person's concerns.
Verb
meddle and make (third-person singular simple present meddles and makes, present participle meddling and making, simple past and past participle meddled and made)
- To intrude oneself into another person's concerns.
- […] for such kind of men, the less you meddle or make with them, why the more is for your honesty.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- For it is accounted a disgrace for the man to meddle or make with those affairs, that properly do belong unto the Woman.1681, Robert Knox, An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon, London: Richard Chiswell, Part III, Chapter 7, p. 91
Forms of meddle and make
| third-person singular present | meddles and makes |
|---|---|
| present participle | meddling and making |
| past participle | meddled and made |
| past | meddled and made |
| alternative form | meddle nor make |
| alternative form | meddle or make |
Questions about meddle and make
- What does meddle and make mean?
- Meddle and make means to intrude oneself into another person's concerns.
- What part of speech is meddle and make?
- Meddle and make is a verb.
- What is the past tense of meddle and make?
- The past tense of meddle and make is meddled and made.
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