make happen in English

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

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> happen}} make happen (third-person singular simple present makes happen, present participle making happen, simple past and past participle made happen)

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          "text": "Make your dreams happen.",
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        "To realize, to cause or bring about a thing."
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        "(idiomatic) To realize, to cause or bring about a thing."
      ],
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    {
      "form": "makes happen",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "making happen",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "made happen",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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"make happen" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms