make it count in English

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

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

Inflected forms

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"make it count" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms