makes it

phrase

present tense third-person singular of make it
as in succeeds
to reach a desired level of accomplishment His parents convinced him that he could make it in anything he chose to do if he worked hard enough.

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“Makes it.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/makes%20it. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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