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make happen

make happen verb: to realize, to cause or bring about a thing.

Verb

make happen (third-person singular simple present makes happen, present participle making happen, simple past and past participle made happen)

  1. (idiomatic) To realize, to cause or bring about a thing.
    • Make your dreams happen.

Forms of make happen

third-person singular presentmakes happen
present participlemaking happen
past participlemade happen
pastmade happen

Questions about make happen

What does make happen mean?
Make happen means to realize, to cause or bring about a thing.
What part of speech is make happen?
Make happen is a verb.
What is the past tense of make happen?
The past tense of make happen is made happen.

Words near make happen in the dictionary

  1. make good
  2. make good on
  3. make good one's running
  4. make good time
  5. make ground
  6. make happen
  7. make hard work of
  8. make haste
  9. make haste slowly
  10. make hay
  11. make hay while the sun shines

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