make for

make for
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "make for":
present tense I/you/we/they make for he/she/it makes for present participle making for past tense made for past participle made for
1) make for something to move towards a place

He picked up his umbrella and made for the door.

2) make for something to help to make something possible

The new computers make for much greater productivity.


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