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making it so

making it so is the present participle and gerund 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 making it so

What is making it so the present participle and gerund of?
Making it so is the present participle and gerund of make it so.

Words near making it so in the dictionary

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

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