Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make like

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.91 in modern English

Syllables: make -like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To behave as though.

American usage; Colloquial

verb

To behave in the manner of.

American usage; Colloquial

Example Sentences

"Make like we're getting married and repeat after me, "2004 is the year I will moisturise daily"."
"In his office is an eight-foot bull whip; Ed likes to snap it around and make like a slave-driver."

Etymology

Originally a US regionalism; compare earlier make as if.

Usage

American usage
Colloquial

Inflected Forms

makes like (present, singular) making like (participle, present) made like (participle, past) made like (past) make as if (alternative)

Phrases

make like a banana and split make like a tree and leave make like a baby and head out

Synonyms

feint

Questions

What does make like mean?: To behave as though.
Where does make like come from?: Originally a US regionalism; compare earlier make as if.

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