Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make it one's life

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: make it one's life
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dedicate effort to a task, often at great cost.

Example Sentences

"If I catch you smoking on the job again, I will make it my life to get you fired."

Inflected Forms

makes it one's life (present, singular) making it one's life (participle, present) made it one's life (participle, past) made it one's life (past)

Questions

What does make it one's life mean?: To dedicate effort to a task, often at great cost.

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