Make it has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)
"He survived the cancer against all odds"
2
succeed in a big way; get to the top
"After he published his book, he had arrived"
"I don't know whether I can make it in science!"
"You will go far, my boy!"
3
go successfully through a test or a selection process
"She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
4
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, it.
Example Sentences
"He survived the cancer against all odds"
verb
"After he published his book, he had arrived"
verb
"I don't know whether I can make it in science!"
verb
"You will go far, my boy!"
verb
"She passed the new Jersey Bar Exam and can practice law now"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)