Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make something of oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
make -some-thing of one-self
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become successful on one's own initiative.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

makes something of oneself (present, singular) making something of oneself (participle, present) made something of oneself (participle, past) made something of oneself (past)

Questions

What does make something of oneself mean?
To become successful on one's own initiative.

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