make it
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.03 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous.
verb
To succeed in surviving, in living through something.
verb
To have sexual intercourse.
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it.
Example Sentences
- "He never made it to Italy despite talking about it all his life."
- "I can't make it to the concert; I have to work."
- "I'm not just going to make it; I'm going to make it big."
- "As long as we have each other, it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not."
- "We're not gonna make it / ’Cause there’s a million better bands"
- "I was scrambling to my feet when I saw the car sliding back toward me, having not quite made it to the crest of the hill."
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
do it
get it
approach
cohabit
common
company
copulate
couple
engage in sex
exchange flesh
have intimate relations
have marital relations