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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

make over

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Source Word

make over

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.

Japanese Meaning

改装する（特に、家屋・オフィス・その内部の部屋などの用途変更を伴う） / 用途を変更する（建物や部屋の目的を変える）

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The developers decided to make over the old factory into affordable housing and community workshops.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

開発者たちは古い工場を手頃な価格の住宅と地域のワークショップに改装することに決めました。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To renovate or to convert to a different use, particularly houses, offices, or rooms within them.

We're going to make over the garage into a guest suite.

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Sense（2）

Cindy is going to make over Karen tomorrow.

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Sense（3）

(idiomatic) (of a career, public image, etc.) To improve upon or take in a new direction.

The senator needs to make over his image.

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Sense（4）

(idiomatic) To transfer ownership (or care) of, especially by means of a legal document.

As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

makes over

（ present singular third-person ）

making over

（ participle present ）

made over

（ participle past ）

made over

（ past ）

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