What part of speech is "count" in "make it count"?

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Please tell me what part of speech is "count" in "make it count"? Is it a verb?

And could you kindly make the syntactic analysis of "make it count" for me? For it's difficult to understand why it means what it means.

BarbaraPA · Accepted Answer

Count in this context means matter, or have significance.

Make it count is a command.

Edited to delete the rest - if I disagree with CJ on parts of speech, then I know I'm wrong.

CalifJim · Answer

count is a verb meaning have significance.
make is used in a catenative formula with verbs in the base form (infinitive without "to").
make someone do something.

Make it count. (Make it have significance.)
Don't make me stop the car!
Let's make Mike do the dishes.
You're making me laugh!
This gift is sure to make her smile.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

This catenative structure should not be confused with a similar structure that ends in an adjective.
make someone/something (become a certain way)

Leave the door open.
Make the letters bigger so I can read them.
I found them puzzled by what had been said.
I think you need to make the batter sweeter by adding sugar.
His words made everyone nervous.

CJ
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Icy_blue · Answer

make is used in a catenative formula with verbs in the base form (infinitive without "to").

And in "make it count", "count" ="have significance"

The above inf. has helped me greatly to comprehend this usage

Thank you very much.

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