Make and Take

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Make

Make verb - Head into a specified direction.

Usage example: We made for the mountains

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Take is a synonym for make in pass topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead the word "Make" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like hold, carry, apply, have.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Take

Take verb - Head into a specified direction.

Usage example: The escaped convict took to the hills

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Make is a synonym for take in pass topic. Sometimes you can use "Make" instead the word "Take" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as hold, carry, apply, perform.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

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How words are described

good	good make	good take
best	best make	best take
long	long make	long take
exact	exact make	exact take
Other adjectives: similar, direct, complete, true, single, obvious, popular, actual, real, big, great, huge, little, bad, dark, new, major, last, different.

Common collocations

life	make life	take life
people	make people	take people
name	make name	take name
turn	make turn	take turn
Other words: time, way, money, trip.

Both words in one sentence

Basically anything the Goblins make or take over will at least start to show signs of this.

Source: Industrial Ghetto
While there's no clear reason that he would carry them with him, it does make sense since he fully expected the Persians to take over and make other currencies worthless.

Source: Foreign Money Is Proof of Guilt
Long story short: this is an easy production for theatres of any size, quality and shape to take and make their own (which is part of why it's been financially successful).

Source: Theatre / Godspell

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Take or Make. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/take.

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