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- [meyk it]
- /meɪk ɪt/
- /meɪk ɪt/
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- [meyk it]
- /meɪk ɪt/
Definitions of make it words
- verb with object make it to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art. 1
- verb with object make it to produce; cause to exist or happen; bring about: to make trouble; to make war. 1
- verb with object make it to cause to be or become; render: to make someone happy. 1
- verb with object make it to appoint or name: The president made her his special envoy. 1
- verb with object make it to put in the proper condition or state, as for use; fix; prepare: to make a bed; to make dinner. 1
- verb with object make it to bring into a certain form: to make bricks out of clay. 1
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Origin of make it
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English maken, Old English macian; cognate with Low German, Dutch maken, German machen
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Parts of speech for Make it
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
make it popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
make it usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for make it
verb make it
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- perform — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
Antonyms for make it
verb make it
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- nullify — to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
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