make of

meɪk ʌv
made of
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Translation of make of from English into Dutch

Verbal expression

1.

manufacturing

produce or construct from materials
maken
  • They made a sculpture of clay.Ze maakten een sculptuur van klei.
2.

interpretation

interpret or understand in a particular way
begrijpen interpreteren
  • I didn't know what to make of her silence.?Ik wist niet wat ik van haar stilte moest maken.
3.

importance

attribute importance to something
belang hechten aan waarderen aandacht geven aan
  • She made a lot of his achievements.Ze hechtte veel belang aan zijn prestaties.
4.

business

gain benefit from a situation
profiteren van zijn voordeel doen met
  • He made a lot of the opportunity.Hij profiteerde volop van de kans.
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Synonyms and analogies of make of in English

v.constructcreatefabricateconstrueinterpretconsiderregardexploitMore synonyms

Examples of make of in a sentence

  • The artisans make jewelry of precious metals.
  • What do you make of his sudden departure?
  • She didn't know what to make of the strange message.
  • He made little of the criticism.
  • They made much of the new policy changes.
  • The firm made of the tax break.

Translations of "make of" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
makenv.

I wasn't entirely sure what I should make of it.

Ik wist niet zo goed wat ik ervan moest maken.

We make of your space a style of comfort life and elegance.

Wij maken uw ruimte een levensstijl van comfort en elegantie.

I'm not quite sure what to make of it yet.

Ik weet nog niet zo goed wat ik ervan moet maken.

What you make of my findings politically is up to you.

Wat je politiek gezien van mijn bevindingen maakt is aan jou.

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make of: Examples and translations in context

There are limits to what we can make of ourselves.

Er zijn grenzen aan wat we van onszelf kunnen maken.

I am already curious what they are going to make of it.

Ik ben nu al benieuwd wat ze er allemaal van gaan maken.

Well, I cannot wait to see what you make of it.

Ik kan niet wachten om te zien wat je ervan maakt.

At first, I did not know what to make of him.

Eerst wist ik niet wat hij van hem moest maken.

So I was long in doubt what to make of it.

Dus heb ik lang getwijfeld wat ik er van zou maken.

Look although I really don't know what to make of Ashley.

Kijk hoewel ik weet echt niet wat te maken van Ashley.

See also:

make fun ofmake sense ofmake sure ofmake something of
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