Make over meaning
Make over is a phrasal verb that means to improve a person or thing by changing several aspects of its appearance or structure.
- Past simple
- made over
- Past participle
- made over
- -ing form
- making over
What make over means
B2
To improve a person or thing by changing several aspects of its appearance or structure
The designers made the dark office over completely.
Similar phrasal verbs
With make: make up, make out, make for, make something into something, make off, make off with, make towards, make up for, make too much of, make something over to someone.
With over: run over, take over, go over to, spill over, tick over, change over, do over, get over, give over, give something over to something/someone.
Common questions
What does make over mean?
To improve a person or thing by changing several aspects of its appearance or structure.
What is the past tense of make over?
Made over, which is also its past participle.
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