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makes a career of

makes a career of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a career of.

Meaning of make a career of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To do something habitually, especially in such a way as to acquire a reputation for it.

Questions about makes a career of

What is makes a career of the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a career of is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a career of.

Words near makes a career of in the dictionary

  1. makery
  2. makes
  3. makes a better door than a window
  4. makes a big thing out of
  5. makes a break for it
  6. makes a career of
  7. makes a case
  8. makes a case for
  9. makes a cat laugh
  10. makes a clean breast
  11. makes a dash for it

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Adapted from Wiktionary: makes a career of (page history and authors); make a career of (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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