verb phrase · neutral
make sacrifices
UK/meɪk ˈsækrɪfaɪsɪz/US/meɪk ˈsækrəˌfaɪsɪz/MAKE SAC·ri·FICES
to give up something important or valuable for the sake of others or a goal
Examples
“Many parents make sacrifices to provide better education for their children.”
“Students often make sacrifices to save money for their future.”
“She made many sacrifices during her career to support her family.”
Band 8 sentence
“Many immigrant families make sacrifices in the short term to secure better opportunities for the next generation.”
Collocations
- make personal sacrifices
- make financial sacrifices
- have to make sacrifices
Word family
Common mistakes
do sacrifices→make sacrifices
make a sacrificeS→make sacrifices / make a sacrifice
Say it for a higher band
5give up→6make a sacrifice→7+make sacrifices
Synonyms
give up
forgo
Easily confused
give up
“She decided to give up her career to travel the world.”
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