MAKE-DO - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency

Part of speech: Verb

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

Example: We got by on just a gallon of gas; They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

make do – A related word in the same word family.

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