make a career of in English

Forms: makes a career of [present, singular, third-person], making a career of [participle, present], made a career of [participle, past], made a career of [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a career of}} 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)

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "makes a career of",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "making a career of",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made a career of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made a career of",
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      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
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      "glosses": [
        "To do something habitually, especially in such a way as to get a reputation for it."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To do something habitually, especially in such a way as to get a reputation for it."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "make a career out of"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "make a career of"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "makes a career of",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "making a career of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made a career of",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made a career of",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "To do something habitually, especially in such a way as to get a reputation for it."
      ],
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          "habitually",
          "habitually"
        ],
        [
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        "(idiomatic) To do something habitually, especially in such a way as to get a reputation for it."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "make a career out of"
    }
  ],
  "word": "make a career of"
}

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"make a career of" meaning in English

Verb

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