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make a mark

make a mark is the alternative form of make one's mark.

Meaning of make one's mark

Verb

make one's mark (third-person singular simple present makes one's mark, present participle making one's mark, simple past and past participle made one's mark)

  1. (idiomatic) To make, or leave, a lasting impression, especially to achieve prominent success.
    • Terry, almost inevitably, made his mark on the game when he headed Chelsea back in front seconds before the interval, sending a scrambled finish past Szczesny from Lampard's corner.2011 October 29, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport
  2. To sign (a document) by making a cross or other mark.

Forms of make a mark

third-person singular presentmakes a mark
present participlemaking a mark
past participlemade a mark
pastmade a mark

Questions about make a mark

What is make a mark the alternative form of?
Make a mark is the alternative form of make one's mark.

Words near make a mark in the dictionary

  1. make a leg
  2. make a light
  3. make a lip
  4. make a living
  5. make a long arm
  6. make a mark
  7. make a meal of
  8. make a meal out of
  9. make a mistake
  10. make a mockery of
  11. make a monkey of

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make a mark (page history and authors); make one's mark (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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