Method for making an apertured web

A method for making an apertured web, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a precursor web having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, comprising a plurality of discrete extended elements on the first surface, the discrete extended elements comprising open proximal ends, open or closed distal ends, and sidewalls,
• b) providing a forming apparatus for macro apertures comprising a first member and a second member, wherein the first member comprises male elements on its surface and the second member comprises discontinuous female elements on its surface, and
• c) moving the precursor web through the first and second members so that macro apertures are formed in the precursor web as the male elements and the female elements are engaged,
• wherein the macro apertures have a quadrilateral shape,
• wherein the male elements comprising teeth having a shape to form the macro apertures having a quadrilateral shape on the precursor web, and being arranged in a staggered pattern;
• and
• wherein each of the teeth comprise a proximal part joined to the surface of the first member and a distal part directly adjacent to the proximal part, the distal part tapering to a tip, and wherein the proximal part and the distal part have a different degree of taper, wherein the teeth have a tooth-to-tooth spacing between two adjacent teeth located along a line that is not parallel either to the cross-sectional length dimension or to the cross-sectional width dimension not greater than about 1.9 mm.