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make-do

/ˈmeɪk duː/adjective

उच्चारण मेक डू

कामचलाऊ, अस्थायी

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adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    used for a short time because nothing better is available

    कामचलाऊ, अस्थायी

    • They slept on make-do beds in the school hall.
    • a make-do repair

    Synonyms makeshift temporary improvised

    Opposite permanent

Idioms 2

make do (with sth)

to manage with something that is not really good enough or not as much as you would like

(किसी चीज़ से) काम चलाना

  • There was no milk, so we had to make do with black tea.
  • We cannot afford a new car, so we will have to make do.

make do without (sth)

to manage without something

(किसी चीज़ के) बिना काम चलाना

  • We will have to make do without a holiday this year.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

makeshift temporary improvised

Antonyms

permanent

§Grammar and usage

Make do with something means to manage with what you have, and make do without something means to manage without it.

Make do with something का अर्थ है जो है उसी से काम चलाना, और make do without something का अर्थ है उसके बिना काम चलाना।