make tick

meɪk tɪk

made tick

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Conjugation

Definition of make tick - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

personal drivecause someone to function a certain way

Understanding what makes her tick is fascinating.

drive

motivate

timekeeping

Rare

cause a clock or watch to function

Rare

The technician knows how to make the old clock tick again.

operate

run

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with tick

tick off

mark with a tick or check as done

She ticked off each item on her list..

tick by

move past slowly and steadily, especially about time

The hours tick by while we wait for news.

tick away

time passing continuously towards an end

The minutes tick away as the deadline approaches.

tick over

operate smoothly or at a steady pace

The engine continued to tick over quietly..

tick off the list

mark an item as done or dealt with

I tick off the list each task I finish..

tick the boxes

meet all the requirements or expectations for something

She ticked the boxes for every job qualification.

half a tick

a very brief moment

Wait just half a tick before you decide..

in a tick

adv.

very soon or in a short time

I'll be with you in a tick.

just a tick

very short period of time

I'll be with you in just a tick.

make someone tick

understand what motivates someone

She knows what makes him tick.

Examples of make tick in a sentence

Finding out what makes people tick is his hobby.
He can make any broken clock tick again.
The old craftsman made the antique watch tick.

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French:motiver, faire fonctionner, ...
German:antreiben, zum Ticken bringen, ...
Italian:far funzionare, mettere in funzione, ...
Spanish:motivar, poner en marcha, ...
Portuguese:motivar, fazer funcionar, ...
Chinese:让...运作, ...
Japanese:動かす, 時計を動かす, ...
Arabic:جَعَلَ يَعْمَلُ بِطَريقَةٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ, جَعَلَ الساعة تَعمَل, ...
Hebrew:לְהָבִין מַה מַנִּיעַ מִישֶׁהוּ, לְהַפְעִיל, ...
Russian:двигать, завести часы, ...
Ukrainian:рухати, запустити, ...
Hindi:प्रेरित करना, घड़ी चलाना, ...
Bengali:চালিত করা, টিক টিক করা, ...
Catalan:motivar, fer funcionar, ...
Czech:pohánět, rozchodit, ...
Danish:drive, få til at tikke, ...
Dutch:drijven, tikken laten, ...
Greek:κινώ, λειτουργώ, ...
Hungarian:motiválni, működésre bírni, ...
Khmer:ជាអ្វីដែលជំរុញ និងកំណត់របៀបដែលមនុស្សម្នាក់គិត ឬប្រព្រឹត្ត, ធ្វើឱ្យនាឡិកាដំណើរការ, ...
Korean:작동하게 하다, 작동시키다, ...
Persian:باعث رفتار و انگیزه‌های کسی شدن, کار کردن, ...
Polish:napędzać, uruchomić, ...
Portuguese (BR):motivar, fazer funcionar, ...
Romanian:a face să funcționeze, a face să ticăie, ...
Swedish:driva, få att ticka, ...
Thai:ขับเคลื่อน, ทำให้เดิน, ...
Turkish:harekete geçirmek, tıkırdatmak, ...
Vietnamese:thúc đẩy, làm cho chạy, ...

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