manufacture
part of speech
verb (manufacture, manufactures, manufactured, manufacturing); noun (manufacture, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) To manufacture means to make goods in large numbers, usually in a factory with machines. tree →
2) (noun) Manufacture is the making of goods: "the manufacture of cars". tree →
3) To manufacture an excuse or a story means to invent it, especially a false one. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths problems factories manufacture a number of items each hour or day, so total = rate × time. In science and design lessons, materials are chosen for manufacture. In everyday life "date of manufacture" on packaging tells when something was made. Phrases: manufactured goods, manufacturing industry, the manufacture of, manufacture an excuse.
examples
- The factory manufactures 500 bikes a week. tree →
- If a machine manufactures 40 toys an hour, it makes 320 toys in 8 hours. tree →
- Cars are manufactured in many countries. tree →
- The manufacture of paper uses lots of water. tree →
- He manufactured an excuse for being late. tree →
- This phone was manufactured in Korea. tree →
- Manufacturing jobs are found in big towns. tree →
- And now the Emperor himself wished to see the costly manufacture, while it was still in the loom. tree →
note
Noun for the company: manufacturer. Pronounced "man-yoo-FAK-cher". From Latin "made by hand", though now done mostly by machines. In maths, manufacturing problems are usually about rates: so many per hour or per day.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «manufacture» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.