Make It (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Arrive
• Get In
• Go Far

Hypernyms

• Come Through
• Deliver The Goods
• Bring Home The Bacon
• Succeed

Meaning ²

Continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Synonyms

• Pull Through
• Come Through
• Pull Round
• Survive

Hypernyms

• Overcome
• Get The Better Of
• Defeat

Meaning ³

Go successfully through a test or a selection process; "She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Synonyms

• Pass

Hypernyms

• Come Through
• Deliver The Goods
• Bring Home The Bacon
• Succeed

Hyponyms

• Nail
• Pass With Flying Colors
• Breeze Through
• Sail Through
• Sweep Through