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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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