different between machen vs mason

German

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German mahh?n, from Proto-West Germanic *mak?n, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?max?n/, [?mä??n], [?mä?n?], [?mäx?n], [?m???n]
• (Germany)
• (Austria, southern Germany)
• Rhymes: -a?n

Verb

machen (weak, third-person singular present macht, past tense machte, past participle gemacht, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)

2. (transitive, of food, drinks, etc.) to make, prepare

3. (transitive, informal) to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))

4. (transitive, with a noun) to do; indicates an activity associated with a noun

5. (transitive) to go (to make the (specified) sound)

6. (transitive) to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
7. (transitive, of difficulties, pain, etc.) to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
8. (transitive, with an adjective) to make (to cause to be)

9. (transitive, with a noun) to make (transform from one thing into another)

10. (transitive, usually not translated literally) to make (to have as a feature)

11. (transitive, informal, colloquial) to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)

12. (transitive, arithmetic) to make, be (the result of a calculation)

13. (transitive, informal, colloquial) to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)

14. (transitive) to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
15. (transitive, impersonal, colloquial) to matter (to be important)

16. (intransitive) to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) [+ auf (object)]
17. (intransitive, informal, euphemistic) to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)

18. (reflexive) to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))

19. (reflexive) to look (to have an appearance of being)

20. (reflexive dative, colloquial) to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go

Usage notes

• Unlike the English distinction between make and do, the verb machen (“make”) can be used as a synonym for tun (“do”) in most cases. However, tun cannot be used for the proper senses of machen.
• The verb machen can be combined with many different nouns to create various expressions. These can often be translated into English with make or take. For many of these expressions, a more specific verb is available and is usually preferred in formal or written language.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to make, to produce): produzieren, herstellen
• (to do): tun
• (to prepare food, drinks): vorbereiten
• (to matter): eine Rolle spielen, wichtig sein
• (to come to, to total, to cost): kosten
• (to earn): verdienen, einheimsen

Derived terms

Further reading

• “machen” in Duden online
• “machen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mat??en/, [?ma.t???n]

Verb

machen

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of machar.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of machar.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of machar.

English

Etymology

From Middle English masoun, machun, from Anglo-Norman machun, masson, Old French maçon, from Late Latin maci? (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from a derivative of Frankish *mak?n (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with *mati (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matj?, *mattukaz (“ploghshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?me?s?n/
• Rhymes: -e?s?n

Noun

mason (plural masons)

1. A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick
2. One who prepares stone for building purposes.
3. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

mason (third-person singular simple present masons, present participle masoning, simple past and past participle masoned)

1. (transitive, normally with a preposition) To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons

   to mason up a well or terrace

   to mason in a kettle or boiler

Translations

Anagrams

• Manso, NOMAS, Osman, manos, moans, monas, soman

Esperanto

Noun

mason

1. accusative singular of maso

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

mason

1. fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Polish

Etymology

From French maçon, from Middle French maçon (“mason”), from Old French maçon, masson, machun (“brick-layer”), from Late Latin maci?, machi? (“carpenter, brick-layer”), from a derivative of Frankish *mak?n (“to build, make, work”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Frankish *mati (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matj?, *mattukaz (“ploughshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.s?n/

Noun

mason m pers (feminine masonka)

1. mason, Freemason

   Synonym: wolnomularz

Declension

Further reading

• mason in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• mason in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French maçon

Noun

mason m (plural masoni)

1. freemason

Declension

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

Unknown

Noun

mason

1. fruit of the Ziziphus jujuba (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français