Make for meaning
Make for is a phrasal verb that means to head toward a specified destination or object.
- Past simple
- made for
- Past participle
- made for
- -ing form
- making for
What make for means
B2
To head toward a specified destination or object
When the alarm sounded, everyone made for the exit.
Similar phrasal verbs
With make: make up, make out, make something into something, make off, make off with, make over, make towards, make up for, make too much of, make something over to someone.
With for: call for, care for, look for, do for, feel for, file for, go for, live for, root for, think for yourself.
Common questions
What does make for mean?
To head toward a specified destination or object.
What is the past tense of make for?
Made for, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
