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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A usage of 'make'
I don't think I'll ever make the national soccer team.
I'd like to know here what meaning "make" has.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I'd like to know here what meaning "make" has.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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veb make
c : to gain a place on or in <make the team> <the story made the papers>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make
c : to gain a place on or in <make the team> <the story made the papers>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make
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In this case, “make” is likely a contraction of ‘make it into’ (become part of).
In some sports ‘make’ is used to mean ‘accomplish’ – as in to ‘make a home run’ (baseball) or to ‘make a hole in one’ (golf) or to ‘make a century’ (100 runs in cricket).
Note: Cross-posted again.
In some sports ‘make’ is used to mean ‘accomplish’ – as in to ‘make a home run’ (baseball) or to ‘make a hole in one’ (golf) or to ‘make a century’ (100 runs in cricket).
Note: Cross-posted again.
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Thank you, wilpeter, for your very kind answer. 
I know what "make it" means, but I haven't heard of "make it into."
And so
I know what "make it" means, but I haven't heard of "make it into."
And so
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To make the team - to become qualified to be chosen to be on that team.
The team is a group of members "into which each new person is added" so another term is to
"make it into the team". The meaning is not different, just said differently by different people.
The team is a group of members "into which each new person is added" so another term is to
"make it into the team". The meaning is not different, just said differently by different people.
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