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Made has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A grub or maggot.

"The caterpillar, known as made in some regions, spun a cocoon before transforming into a butterfly."

Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of make

"She made a delicious cake yesterday, and we have already made plans to eat it tonight."

In plain English: To make something means to create, build, or cause it to happen from nothing or other materials.

"I made a delicious cake for my birthday party yesterday."

Adjective
1

produced by a manufacturing process

"bought some made goods at the local store; rope and nails"

2

(of a bed) having the sheets and blankets set in order

"a neatly made bed"

3

successful or assured of success

"now I am a made man forever"

Example Sentences
"I made a delicious cake for my birthday party yesterday." verb
"She made a delicious cake for the family gathering." verb
"Did you make any progress on your homework today?" verb
"The storm made it difficult to drive home safely." verb
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Origin

The word "made" comes from the Old English maþu, which originally meant "maggot" or "worm." It traces its roots back to Proto-Indo-European *mot-, a language family that also gave rise to similar words for maggots in German and Dutch.

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