to make it happen

Examples

• All

• You're out there, man, and you're making it happen.

  Serendipity (2001)

• Set up a business plan and make it happen.

  Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

• So go make it happen just like I did.

  First We Feast

• Yes, well, what do we have to do, then, to make it happen this spring?

  Igby Goes Down (2002)

• Finally, they set out to make it happen with their students.

  Academic text (2004)

• Students can have the best of both worlds if adults work together to make it happen.

  Academic text (2002)

• If you're hoping for something, you have to make it happen.

  Academic text (2004)

• You're the one that's gonna have to make it happen.

  Save the Last Dance (2001)

• If you want to start your own project, you must take the initiative and make it happen.

• With hard work and dedication, you can make it happen despite the challenges.

Synonyms

D

to do

vsto make it happen

∞ 1.0

Cause something to happen

requires purposeful action and effort toward a desired result

C

to cause

vsto make it happen

∞ 1.0

To make something happen

highlights intentional effort and a desired outcome rather than mere effect

P

to play

vsto make it happen

613 1.0

Help cause something to happen or affect a result

emphasizes achieving a specific desired outcome through effort

B

to bring about

vsto make it happen

203 3.0

To make something happen

adds the idea of deliberate effort toward a specific wanted result

I

to induce

vsto make it happen

168 5.3

Cause a process, event, or feeling to start

implies direct effort to achieve a particular desired outcome

M

to make things happen

vsto make it happen

21 3.2

To take action that causes events or results

focuses on bringing about a desired outcome through effort

B

to beget

vsto make it happen

19 7.9

To cause something to happen or exist

focuses on deliberate effort to produce a wanted outcome rather than neutral cause

A

to actualize

vsto make it happen

• US

8 7.1

Make an idea or plan become real

is broader, aiming to cause a desired outcome not only create existence

C

to call forth

vsto make it happen

7 4.9

Cause a feeling or reaction to appear in people

is broader, targeting a planned desired outcome beyond reactions or feelings

E

to effectuate

vsto make it happen

• Formal

4 8.6

To make something happen, for example a plan or change

stresses active effort to achieve a wanted outcome rather than neutral causation

A

to actuate

vsto make it happen

7.0

To make someone act because of a feeling or reason

focuses more generally on producing a desired result through effort

Antonyms

P

to prevent

∞ 2.3

Stop something from happening or someone from doing it

H

to hinder

75 3.6

To make it difficult for people or things to do something

How Certain

to ensure

910 2.8

to make it happen

143 3.0

to bring about

203 3.0

cause

∞ 1.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology