# made

Pronunciation: say "MAYD" /meɪd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of make. — simple past and past participle of make
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of make. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The committee made several changes to the proposal._
   - _These wooden bowls were made entirely by hand._

## Noun

2. A grub or maggot: the soft, legless larva of a fly or similar insect. *(obsolete, UK)*
   - Simple: A small, soft, worm-like baby insect, much like a maggot.
   - _The old fisherman threaded a made onto his hook before casting._
   - _The forgotten ham in the larder was riddled with mades._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — From Middle English mathe, from Old English maþu, maþa ("maggot, worm, grub"), going back through Proto-Germanic *maþô to Proto-Indo-European *mot- ("worm, grub, moth"). It is cognate with Dutch made and German Made, both meaning "maggot."
**Meaning 1** — From Middle English made, makede (past tense) and maked (past participle), from Old English macode and macod, forms of macian ("to make").

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