English Dictionary

make for

動詞

慣用表現 稀用

(idiomatic) To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards. / (idiomatic) To tend to produce or result in. / (idiomatic, rare) To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.).

日本語の意味

ある場所へ向かう、出発する / 結果として～を生じさせる、〜の原因となる / （稀に）意見や説を裏付け、支持する

At dawn we make for the old lighthouse to watch the first light of day.

夜明けに私たちは古い灯台へ向かって出発し、朝日を見に行きます。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To set out to go (somewhere); to move towards.

He makes for England, there to claim the crown.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To tend to produce or result in.

It was such a day as one dreams about, with that pleasant warmth in the air that makes for indolent content.

意味（3）

(idiomatic, rare) To confirm, favour, strengthen (an opinion, theory, etc.).

Secondly, we will examine the Cœlestiall Phœnomena that make for the Copernican Hypothesis, as if it were to prove absolutely victorious; […]

意味（4）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, for.

I made this picture for my Dad.

makes for （ present singular third-person ）

making for （ participle present ）

made for （ participle past ）

made for （ past ）