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make the difference

make the difference verb: to be the decisive factor.

Verb

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

  1. To be the decisive factor.

Forms of make the difference

third-person singular presentmakes the difference
present participlemaking the difference
past participlemade the difference
pastmade the difference

Questions about make the difference

What does make the difference mean?
Make the difference means to be the decisive factor.
What part of speech is make the difference?
Make the difference is a verb.
What is the past tense of make the difference?
The past tense of make the difference is made the difference.

Words near make the difference in the dictionary

  1. make the best of one's way
  2. make the case for
  3. make the cheese more binding
  4. make the cut
  5. make the deasil
  6. make the difference
  7. make the dust fly
  8. make the feathers fly
  9. make the first move
  10. make the fur fly
  11. make the grade

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