English Explanatory Dictionary

make something of

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To transform (an object or person) into something worthwhile.
  2. To develop an understanding or interpretation of.
  3. To insist on or emphatically challenge (a point or topic, especially one which may be a subject of disagreement).

Word forms

make something of makes something of making something of made something of

Related words

make something of oneself
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