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Make something into something meaning

Make something into something is a phrasal verb that means to change a person or thing into a different form or type.

Past simple
made something into something
Past participle
made something into something
-ing form
making something into something

What make something into something means

B2

To change a person or thing into a different form or type

They made the old warehouse into apartments.

Similar phrasal verbs

With make: make up, make out, make for, make off, make off with, make over, make towards, make up for, make too much of, make something over to someone.

With into: get into, patch into, break into, let something into something, look into, pull into, put something into something, read something into something, rip into, go into.

Common questions

What does make something into something mean?

To change a person or thing into a different form or type.

What is the past tense of make something into something?

Made something into something, 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.

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