phrasal verb · neutral
make into
UK/meɪk ˈɪntuː/US/meɪk ˈɪntu/MAKE·in·TO
speaking
to change or transform something into something else
Examples
“They made the old factory into a cultural centre.”
“You can make leftover bread into breadcrumbs.”
“The director made the novel into a hit film.”
Band 8 sentence
“They successfully made the disused warehouse into a vibrant community space, complete with galleries and cafés.”
Collocations
- make into a film
- make into apartments
Word family
make into (v) phrasal verbmake into something (phrase) phrase
Common mistakes
They made the factory to apartments.→They made the factory into apartments.
He turned the book into movie.→He turned the book into a movie.
Say it for a higher band
5change into→6turn into→7+make into
Synonyms
turn into
Easily confused
turn into
“The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.”
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