What does "it makes for " mean?
People often buy pastel at these places in the daytime because it makes for a quick, delicious and very cheap lunch that they can eat while shopping in the street market. This crispy pastry really satisfies your hunger!

What does "it makes for " mean?

I don't know what it refers to.

Could you explain?

Question

What does "it makes for " mean?
People often buy pastel at these places in the daytime because it makes for a quick, delicious and very cheap lunch that they can eat while shopping in the street market. This crispy pastry really satisfies your hunger!

What does "it makes for " mean?

I don't know what it refers to.

Could you explain?

Answer

Hi Terry,

English is my native language, but this is something that was never explained to me.  I have always translated "it makes for"  as "it makes ( it provides ) a situations where ..."

Hope this helps!

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It means that it can be used to make a good lunch, or that it will constitute a good lunch. (I'm not really sure what food 'pastel' actually is.)

Someone might say cheese and crackers make for a good snack, or that a stick makes for a good weapon in a pinch. It's about taking something and making it into something useful.

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In this context 'it makes for' means 'it is good for' .

"It is good for a quick, and delicious lunch"