machen

Definitions of machen
  1. verb
    to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
    synonyms: abgeben, ausmachen, bilden, formen
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    ausmachen, darstellen, repräsentieren, sein, vorstellen
    form or compose
  2. verb
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
    synonyms: agieren, handeln, tun
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    antonyms:
    absehen
    resist doing something
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    abwickeln
    finally be or do something
    stören
    destroy the peace or tranquility of
    reagieren
    show a response or a reaction to something
    angreifen, attackieren
    take the initiative and go on the offensive
    belohnen, lohnen, vergelten
    act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
    anstrengen, bemühen, betreiben, dahinter klemmen, dahinterklemmen
    make a great effort at a mental or physical task
    erwidern, revanchieren
    act, feel, or give mutually or in return
    erdreisten, erfrechen, erkühnen, leisten, unterstehen
    take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
    interagieren
    act together or towards others or with others
    entgegnen, widersetzen
    act against or in opposition to
    anbieten, erbieten, melden
    agree freely
    behandeln, dabeisein, eingehen
    begin to deal with
    beteiligen, mitmachen, teilnehmen
    share in something
    aufführen, auftreten, betragen, bewegen, gebaren, geben, gebärden, gehaben, verhalten, zeigen
    behave in a certain manner
    bemühen
    make an effort or attempt
    anhalten, freien, hofieren, poussieren, umschmeicheln, umwerben, werben
    make amorous advances towards
    getrauen, trauen, wagen
    to be courageous enough to try or do something
    durchführen, tätigen
    act so as to bring into existence
    entgegenwirken
    act in opposition to
    vorausplanen, vorgreifen, vorplanen
    act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
    belangen
    conduct a prosecution in a court of law
    begehen, drehen
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
    bewältigen, klarkommen
    come to terms with
    bequemen
    do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
    Acht geben, Acht haben, achten, achtgeben, achthaben
    be careful, prudent, or watchful
    überraschen
    come upon or take unawares
    abwarten
    wait before acting
    fortführen, fortschreiten, fortsetzen, halten, weiterführen, weitermachen
    continue a certain state, condition, or activity
    gut tun, guttun, wohl tun, wohltun
    act in one's own or everybody's best interest
    beantworten
    react to a stimulus or command
    ansprechen
    respond favorably or as hoped
    explodieren
    show a violent emotional reaction
    akzeptieren, tolerieren
    react favorably to; consider right and proper
    kommunizieren
    transmit thoughts or feelings
    ablehnen, abschlagen, abweisen, versagen, verweigern, vorenthalten, weigern
    show unwillingness towards
    akzeptieren, anerkennen, annehmen, anschließen, eingehen, tolerieren, zusagen
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
    begegnen, konfrontieren
    deal with (something unpleasant) head on
    malen, pinseln
    make a painting
    agieren
    proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity
    hineinwagen, wagen
    proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
    behaupten, durchsetzen
    insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
    müssen
    have a personal or business relationship with someone
    vollziehen
    act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding
    bitten, einladen, laden
    have as a guest
    erreichen, melden
    establish communication with someone
    ringen
    make a strenuous or labored effort
    versammeln, zusammenkommen, zusammentreffen
    collect in one place
    teilhaben
    be active in
    anfassen, behandeln, halten, umgehen, umspringen, verfahren
    interact in a certain way
    Durchsetzungsfähigkeit, Durchsetzungsvermögen, behaupten, bewähren
    put oneself forward in an assertive and insistent manner
    produzieren
    behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others
    aufstreben, befleißigen, bemühen, erstreben, suchen
    attempt by employing effort
    einmischen, einschalten, intervenieren, mitmischen, reinreden
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
    riskieren
    take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
    bestehen, entsprechen, verkraften, verschmerzen, vertragen
    satisfy or fulfill
    aushalten, ausharren, durchhalten
    wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
    halten
    remain in a certain state, position, or condition
  3. verb
    prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
    synonyms: auflegen, herausbringen, verlegen, veröffentlichen
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    herausbringen, herausgeben, publizieren
    make public
  4. verb
    make or cause to be or to become
    synonyms: erschaffen, erzeugen, schaffen
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    hervorbringen, zustande bringen
    make children
    fortpflanzen, vermehren
    have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
    regenerieren
    form or produce anew
    brennen, destillieren
    extract by the process of distillation
    herstellen
    institute, enact, or establish
    nachbilden
    create anew
    anbahnen, aufbringen
    bring into being
    heraufbeschwören, stiften
    summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
    kreieren
    create by artistic means
    realisieren, verwirklichen
    make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
    auslösen, hervorrufen, veranlassen, verursachen
    give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
    chem veraend herstell, verarbeiten
    make from scratch
    bauen
    make by combining materials and parts
    herstellen
    build or establish something abstract
    frisieren, stylen
    make consistent with a certain fashion or style
    kopieren, übertragen
    make a replica of
    filmen
    record in film
    entfachen, entfesseln, erregen, erwecken, evozieren, reizen, stimulieren, wecken, zünden
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
    organisieren, zusammenschließen
    create (as an entity)
    austragen, bekommen, erwarten, gebären, niederkommen, tragen
    cause to be born
    ausbrüten, bebrüten, brüten
    sit on (eggs)
    anbahnen
    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for
    prägen
    shape or influence; give direction to
    verdammen
    wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
    erneuern, regenerieren
    reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
    austüfteln, erdenken, erdichten, erfinden, fantasieren, phantasieren
    devise or invent
    einbilden
    form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
    verspinnen
    form a web by making a thread
    auslösen, bedingen, bewirken, hervorrufen, verursachen
    produce
    herausfordern, provozieren
    evoke or provoke to appear or occur
    fälschen, nachmachen
    make a copy of with the intent to deceive
    durcheinander bringen, durcheinanderbringen, vertauschen, verwechseln, verwirren
    assemble without order or sense
    ausformen, bilden, formen
    make something, usually for a specific function
    anrichten, zubereiten
    prepare for eating by applying heat
    kochen
    prepare a hot meal
    stricken
    make (textiles) by knitting
    knüpfen
    make into knots; make knots out of
    verweben, weben
    create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
    darstellen
    create an image or likeness of
    prägen
    make up
    verfassen
    produce a literary work
    vertonen
    write (music) for (a text)
    inszenieren
    direct for the stage
    geben, vorführen
    perform (a play), especially on a stage
    verfilmen
    make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film
    aufführen, darbieten, spielen
    give a performance (of something)
    auftreten, erscheinen
    play a role or part
    bringen, veröffentlichen
    have (one's written work) issued for publication
    implementieren, programmieren
    write a computer program
    aufpeitschen, aufputschen
    arouse or excite feelings and passions
    anfeuern, animieren, anreizen, anspornen, anstacheln, anturnen, aufwühlen, erregen
    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
    aufregen, ärgern
    make angry
    kränken, verletzen, verwunden
    hurt the feelings of
    befallen, erfassen, überkommen
    overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
    interessieren
    excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
    umorganisieren
    organize anew, as after a setback
    auswirken
    have as a result or residue
    stammen, zurückgehen
    belong to an earlier time
  5. verb
    create or manufacture a man-made product
    synonyms: anfertigen, erschaffen, erzeugen, fabrizieren, fertigen, herstellen, produzieren, schaffen
    kreieren
    create by artistic means
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    ziehen, züchten
    cause to procreate (animals)
    auswerfen
    put out considerable effort
    abwerfen
    give or supply
    verhütten
    extract (metals) by heating
    abbilden, reproduzieren, wiedergeben
    make a copy or equivalent of
    veröffentlichen
    put into print
    kreuzen
    breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
    nachahmen, nachmachen
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  6. verb
    keep busy with
    synonyms: beschäftigen, betätigen, schaffen, treiben
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    arbeiten, erarbeiten, schaffen, wirken
    exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
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