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makes it so

makes it so is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make it so.

Meaning of make it so

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause something to be the case, to cause something to happen.
    • "It's twelve o'clock, sir" said the master, touching his hat, with his quadrant in his hand. "Make it so, and pipe to dinner."1832, Frederick Marryat, Newton Forster or, the Merchant Service, page 74

Questions about makes it so

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

Words near makes it so in the dictionary

  1. makes it interesting
  2. makes it one's business
  3. makes it one's life
  4. makes it rain
  5. makes it snappy
  6. makes it so
  7. makes it so that
  8. makes it up as one goes along
  9. makes it up to
  10. makes known
  11. makes land

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