From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmake for something phrasal verb1 TOWARDSto go in the direction of a particular place SYN head for I think it’s time we made for home.2 CAUSEto cause a particular result or situation Both teams are on good form, which should make for a great game. → made for each other at made(6) → make→ See Verb table
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make for • All in all, that makes for a fairly impressive record.• This has not made for a smoothly running society, whose members all feel part of a common enterprise.• But the book makes for compulsive reading.• But external threats can make for improbable subdivision bedfellows.• Recommendations are made for increased constraints to conserve upland habitats threatened by agricultural change.• Time was made for man, not man for time.• Exceptions are made for refugees and veterans of the U.• Provision is made for special licenses at less wages in the case of women who are incapable of full service. 