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to make it possible

to make it possible

88 2.4
To allow someone or something to do what they could not before
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : hacer posible
  • These tools make it possible for us to complete the project on time.
  • technology makes it possible
  • framework makes it possible
  • also makes it possible

But that doesn't make it possible for us to stop mass shootings.

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Examples

  • A retirement fund that makes it possible for people to supplement their Social Security so they can actually retire.

    I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)

  • And he knows it was that one moment without thought that made it possible.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • So I wanna thank you that you made it possible for me to keep working.

    Laura Kampf

  • And instead it would be learning things that make it possible to do good works.

  • We work in order to make it possible to live a good life.

  • I would not make it possible for you to do that.

  • You have to really believe it to make it possible.

    Rush (2013)

  • You can make it possible so that nothing on Earth will stand in my way of coming back to you.

    Francis of Assisi (1961)

  • Thinking I had a choice helped me, made it possible for me to sleep.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Parker found a way to make it possible.

    Play Dirty (2025)

Synonyms

to allow
vsto make it possible
∞ 1.0

To let something happen or let someone do something

creates the possibility actively rather than merely letting it occur
to enable
vsto make it possible
459 2.3

To give someone the ability or chance to do something

provides possibility by removing barriers rather than granting power
to facilitate
vsto make it possible
  • Formal
187 4.9

To make a task or process easier and help it happen

focuses on easing the action rather than creating ability
to make for
vsto make it possible
119 3.7

Help to cause something to happen

focuses on creating possibility or permission rather than just causing a result
to pave the way
vsto make it possible
56 3.7

Make it possible or easier for something to happen by getting things ready

acts now to create possibility rather than only preparing beforehand

Antonyms

to forbid
60 2.8

Stop something from happening

to preclude
55 7.2

To stop something from happening or make it impossible

How Feasible

to empower
157 4.2
to make it possible
88 2.4
to facilitate
  • Formal
187 4.9
to allow
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

make it possible infinitive
made it possible past
made it possible past participle
making it possible present participle
makes it possible third person singular

Morphology

make + it + possible

The meaning 'to enable or allow' is directly derivable from combining 'make' (to cause) with 'it' (a neutral object/pronoun) and 'possible' (capable of happening). This follows the common causative construction 'make + object + adjective' (cause something to be ADJ), which is cross-linguistically frequent and therefore readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.

Etymology

The phrase make it possible gives a simple picture: if you make a bridge or open a door, you create a way that was not possible before. So it means 'to enable or allow' something to happen.