made

CEFRA2

/meɪd/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of make; created, built, or caused something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of make

Examples

  • I've made a few adjustments to the design.

  • Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Also pronounced

  • /med/
  • /mɛd/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of myek

  2. simple past and past participle of mak

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A grub or maggot.

More examples

In context

  • I made my decision.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa (“maggot, worm, grub”), from Proto-Germanic *maþô (“maggot”), from Proto-Indo-European *mot- (“worm, grub, caterpillar, moth”). Cognate with Scots mathe, maithe (“maggot”), Dutch made (“maggot”), German Made (“maggot”). More at maggot.