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Make too much of meaning

Make too much of is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to give a particular degree of worth or significance to something.

Past simple
made too much of
Past participle
made too much of
-ing form
making too much of

What make too much of means

assign value or importanceC1

To give a particular degree of worth or significance to something

I would not make too much of one poor result.

1 more meaning of make too much of is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With make: make up, make out, make for, make something into something, make off, make off with, make over, make towards, make up for, make something over to someone.

With of: think of, come of, know of.

Common questions

What does make too much of mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to give a particular degree of worth or significance to something. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of make too much of?

Made too much of, which is also its past participle.

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