"make it" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-make it.ogg [Australia] Forms: makes it [present, singular, third-person], making it [participle, present], made it [participle, past], made it [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> it}} make it (third-person singular simple present makes it, present participle making it, simple past and past participle made it)
  1. To succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, going somewhere, attending an event, arriving in time for something, adding to one's schedule or itinerary, or in getting where one wants to be in one's life or career, which sometimes means becoming or wanting to become successful (succeed in a big way) or famous. Translations (to become famous and successful): menestyä (Finnish), es schaffen (German), sokra viszi (Hungarian), sfondare (Italian), affermarsi (Italian), spuntarla (Italian), farcela (Italian), slå igenom (Swedish) Translations (to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time): өлгәшеү (ölgəşew) (Bashkir), паспява́ць (paspjavácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), паспе́ць (paspjécʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), 來得及 (Chinese Mandarin), 来得及 (láidejí) (Chinese Mandarin), 上岸 (shàng'àn) [neologism, slang] (Chinese Mandarin), het halen (Dutch), ehtiä (Finnish), päästä (Finnish), arriver à temps (French), réussir (French), ასწრებს (asc̣rebs) (Georgian), მოასწრებს (moasc̣rebs) (Georgian), es schaffen (German), sikerül (Hungarian), elér (Hungarian), eljut (Hungarian), bejut (Hungarian), ennettää (Ingrian), ehittää (Ingrian), ehtiä (Ingrian), farcela (Italian), raggiungere (Italian), arrivare (Italian), 間に合う (maniau) (alt: まにあう) (Japanese), zdążać [perfective] (Polish), zdążyć [imperfective] (Polish), успева́ть (uspevátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), успе́ть (uspétʹ) [perfective] (Russian), uspjeti [perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), uspijevati [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), lograrlo (Spanish), hinna (Swedish), hinna fram i tid (Swedish), klara det (Swedish), устига́ти (ustyháty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), усти́гнути (ustýhnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), усти́гти (ustýhty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), поспіва́ти (pospiváty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), поспі́ти (pospíty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-make_it-en-verb-bfpm1JOD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 33 5 3 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 53 22 13 12 Disambiguation of 'to become famous and successful': 89 7 2 2 Disambiguation of 'to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time': 89 10 1 1
  2. To succeed in surviving, in living through something. Translations (to survive, to live through something): иҫән ҡалыу (iśən qalıw) (Bashkir), һау ҡалыу (haw qalıw) (Bashkir), selvitä (Finnish), selviytyä (Finnish), es schaffen (German), életben marad (Hungarian), túlél (Hungarian), megmarad (Hungarian), megúszik (Hungarian), sopravvivere (Italian), выжива́ть (vyživátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́жить (výžitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), klara sig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-make_it-en-verb-DdlswTbj Disambiguation of 'to survive, to live through something': 30 61 6 4
  3. To have sexual intercourse. Synonyms: do it, get it, copulate Translations (to have sexual intercourse): farsela (Italian)
    Sense id: en-make_it-en-verb-1mt2qdDB Disambiguation of 'to have sexual intercourse': 1 1 98 0
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it.
    Sense id: en-make_it-en-verb-UpRw1xt9

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1995, “We Are Not Going To Make It”, performed by The Presidents of the United States of America",
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          "ref": "2023 October 19, Brendan I. Koerner, “Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era”, in Wired, →ISSN",
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          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "來得及"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
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          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "het halen"
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          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
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          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "arriver à temps"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "réussir"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "asc̣rebs",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "ასწრებს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "moasc̣rebs",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "მოასწრებს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "es schaffen"
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          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "sikerül"
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "elér"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "eljut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "bejut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "ennettää"
        },
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          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "ehittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "ehtiä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "farcela"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "raggiungere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "arrivare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "alt": "まにあう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "maniau",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "間に合う"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "zdążać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "zdążyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uspevátʹ",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "успева́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uspétʹ",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "успе́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "uspjeti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "uspijevati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "lograrlo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "hinna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "hinna fram i tid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "word": "klara det"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ustyháty",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "устига́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ustýhnuty",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "усти́гнути"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ustýhty",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "усти́гти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pospiváty",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "поспіва́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 10 1 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pospíty",
          "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поспі́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 7 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to become famous and successful",
          "word": "menestyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 7 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to become famous and successful",
          "word": "es schaffen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 7 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to become famous and successful",
          "word": "sokra viszi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 7 2 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to become famous and successful",
          "word": "sfondare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 7 2 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to become famous and successful",
          "word": "affermarsi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 7 2 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to become famous and successful",
          "word": "spuntarla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 7 2 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to become famous and successful",
          "word": "farcela"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 7 2 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to become famous and successful",
          "word": "slå igenom"
        }
      ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1980, Will D. Campbell, Brother to a Dragonfly",
          "text": "Don’t die, pal. You’re gonna make it little buddy. Come on, man. We’re gonna help you, and you’re gonna make it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: For the Commander",
          "text": "Arjaan didn't make it. He went down covering our saboteur-took out nearly a dozen kett before he fell.",
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          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "iśən qalıw",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "иҫән ҡалыу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "haw qalıw",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "һау ҡалыу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "selvitä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "selviytyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "es schaffen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "életben marad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "túlél"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "megmarad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "megúszik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "sopravvivere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vyživátʹ",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "выжива́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výžitʹ",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "вы́жить"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "30 61 6 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
          "word": "klara sig"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1976, Paul Schrader, 01:21:04 from the start, in Martin Scorsese, director, Taxi Driver (film)",
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          "word": "copulate"
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          "word": "farsela"
        }
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          "ref": "2023 October 19, Brendan I. Koerner, “Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era”, in Wired, →ISSN",
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          "ref": "2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: For the Commander",
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      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "ölgəşew",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "өлгәшеү"
    },
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      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
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      ],
      "word": "паспява́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "паспе́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "來得及"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "láidejí",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "来得及"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shàng'àn",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
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        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "上岸"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "het halen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "ehtiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "päästä"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "arriver à temps"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "réussir"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "asc̣rebs",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "ასწრებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "moasc̣rebs",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "მოასწრებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "es schaffen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "sikerül"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "elér"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "eljut"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "bejut"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "ennettää"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "ehittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "ehtiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "farcela"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "raggiungere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "arrivare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "まにあう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maniau",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "間に合う"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdążać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdążyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uspevátʹ",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "успева́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uspétʹ",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "успе́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uspjeti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "uspijevati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "lograrlo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "hinna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "hinna fram i tid"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "word": "klara det"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ustyháty",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "устига́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ustýhnuty",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "усти́гнути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ustýhty",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "усти́гти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pospiváty",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поспіва́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pospíty",
      "sense": "to succeed in doing something, for example in reaching a place, or getting there on time",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поспі́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "iśən qalıw",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "иҫән ҡалыу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "haw qalıw",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "һау ҡалыу"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "selvitä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "selviytyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "es schaffen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "életben marad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "túlél"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "megmarad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "megúszik"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "sopravvivere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyživátʹ",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выжива́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výžitʹ",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́жить"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to survive, to live through something",
      "word": "klara sig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to become famous and successful",
      "word": "menestyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become famous and successful",
      "word": "es schaffen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to become famous and successful",
      "word": "sokra viszi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become famous and successful",
      "word": "sfondare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become famous and successful",
      "word": "affermarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become famous and successful",
      "word": "spuntarla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to become famous and successful",
      "word": "farcela"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to become famous and successful",
      "word": "slå igenom"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to have sexual intercourse",
      "word": "farsela"
    }
  ],
  "word": "make it"
}

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