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makes a go of

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

Meaning of make a go of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To succeed in (something); especially, to succeed in making a living.
    • He quit his regular job and tried to make a go of it as an artist.

Questions about makes a go of

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

Words near makes a go of in the dictionary

  1. makes a face
  2. makes a fist of
  3. makes a fool of
  4. makes a fool out of
  5. makes a fortune
  6. makes a go of
  7. makes a good fist of
  8. makes a grab
  9. makes a habit of
  10. makes a hash of
  11. makes a joke of

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