machen

Etymology
, from, from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  to make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
 * 2)  to make, prepare (food, drinks, etc.)
 * 3)  to do, perform, carry out (an action)
 * 4)  to do (a noun);
 * 5)  to go (a specified sound) to make the sound
 * 6)  to make, to cause
 * 7)  to cause
 * 8)  to make
 * 9)  to make
 * 10)  to make to have as a feature
 * 1)  to do (a noun);
 * 2)  to go (a specified sound) to make the sound
 * 3)  to make, to cause
 * 4)  to cause
 * 5)  to make
 * 6)  to make
 * 7)  to make to have as a feature
 * 1)  to make, to cause
 * 2)  to cause
 * 3)  to make
 * 4)  to make
 * 5)  to make to have as a feature
 * 1)  to make
 * 2)  to make
 * 3)  to make to have as a feature
 * 1)  to make
 * 2)  to make to have as a feature
 * 1)  to make to have as a feature


 * 1)  to come to, to total, to cost to require the payment of
 * 2)  to make, to be the result of a calculation
 * 3)  to make to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.
 * 4)  to be, to play to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance
 * 5)  to signify, to mean
 * 6)  to make, to make oneself out to be, to act, to play to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)
 * {{uxi|de|Jetzt macht er auf Elder Statesman.|Now he's playing the elder statesman.]}
 * 1)  to do one's business, do number two or number one, go to defecate or urinate
 * 2)  to do, to fare
 * 3)  to look to have an appearance of being
 * 4)  to get cracking (on/with), to get a move on (it), to get down (to)
 * 5)  come on, let's go
 * {{uxi|de|Jetzt macht er auf Elder Statesman.|Now he's playing the elder statesman.]}
 * 1)  to do one's business, do number two or number one, go to defecate or urinate
 * 2)  to do, to fare
 * 3)  to look to have an appearance of being
 * 4)  to get cracking (on/with), to get a move on (it), to get down (to)
 * 5)  come on, let's go
 * 1)  to look to have an appearance of being
 * 2)  to get cracking (on/with), to get a move on (it), to get down (to)
 * 3)  come on, let's go
 * 1)  come on, let's go

Usage notes

 * Unlike the English distinction between make and do, the verb can be used as a synonym for  in most cases. However, tun cannot be used for the proper senses of machen.
 * The verb machen can be combined with many different nouns to create various expressions. These can often be translated into English with make or take. For many of these expressions, a more specific verb is available and is usually preferred in formal or written language.