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# makeover

noun (a makeover, makeovers)

«makeover» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A big change to how a person looks, with new clothes, hair or make-up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#m1)
2. A big change to make a room, building or place look better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#m2)
3. (informal) Any change that makes something new and better: «The team needs a makeover». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and TV shows makeovers change bedrooms, gardens and people. In stories a makeover often shows a character changing on the outside, while the lesson is that what matters is inside. Phrases: «give something a makeover», «a bedroom makeover», «a complete makeover».

### Examples

- We gave my bedroom a makeover with new paint. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#x1)
- The old library got a makeover and now looks amazing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#x2)
- On the show, a family got a garden makeover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#x3)
- My sister did a makeover on Grandma's hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#x4)
- The website needs a makeover. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#x5)
- After the makeover, the classroom was bright and colourful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/#x6)

### Note

One word, countable. Verb phrase: «make over» (two words): «They made over the kitchen».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «makeover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/makeover/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«makeover» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/makeover.html) on Mova free.