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WHAT DOES MAKE ONE'S WAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of make one's way in the English dictionary

The definition of make one's way in the dictionary is to proceed or advance. Other definition of make one's way is to achieve success in life.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE ONE'S WAY

make of
make off
make off with
make one´s blood boil
make one´s blood run cold
make one´s flesh creep
make one´s marble good
make one´s mark
make one´s move
make one´s peace with
make oneself scarce
make or break
make out
make over
make peace
make position
make ready
make sail
make sense
make short shrift of

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE ONE'S WAY

by the way
each way
family way
give way
go out of one´s way
in a bad way
in a way
in no way
in the family way
lead the way
no way
out of the way
part way
pay one´s way
permanent way
right of way
rights of way
see one´s way
the way
under way

Synonyms and antonyms of make one's way in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «make one's way» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE ONE'S WAY

Find out the translation of make one's way to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

让一个人的方式
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abrirse camino
570 millions of speakers

English

make one´s way
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक रास्ता बनाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل طريقة واحدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сделать свое усмотрение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer o nosso caminho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক পথ তৈরি করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire son chemin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buat jalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen , seinen Weg
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分の道を作る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 길을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe siji cara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực hiện theo cách của một người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு வழியை உருவாக்குங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मार्ग तयार करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yola koy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare la propria strada
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uczynić swoją drogę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зробити свій розсуд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face loc cuiva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνουν το δρόμο κάποιου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak ´n mens se manier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

göra sin väg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta seg fram
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make one's way

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE ONE'S WAY»

The term «make one's way» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.327 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE ONE'S WAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make one's way

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE ONE'S WAY»

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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
look the other way to pretend not to notice something. — lose one's way to leave one's intended route by mistake. — make one's way 1 to go. 2 to progress or prosper: making her way in life. — make way for 1 to stand aside, or make room, for.
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
1800] make one's way 1. Go in a particular direction or to a particular destination, as in I'm making my way to the china department, or How are we going to make our way through this underbrush? This usage was first recorded about 1400. 2.
Christine Ammer, 2013
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The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
Fight one's way To make one's way in some direction by struggling. See elbow one's way, force one's way, make one's way, shoulder one's way, shove one's way, splash one's way, thread one's way, work one's way, worm one's way.
George A. Meyer, 1975
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... someone (do a number on someone) make one's own way make one's vows ( make a vow) make one's way (make one 's own way) make out someone make out with someone (make out someone) make over someone make over something ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Roget's Thesaurus:
... in one's owns hands, have the ball at one's feet, have one on the hop; walk over the course; carry all before one, remain in possession of the field; score a success. speed; make progress &c. (advance) 282; win one's way, make one's way ...
Dr. Peter Mark Roget
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Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions: Together with Death's Duell
come ahead, get ahead, pass ahead, push ahead, press ahead; make one's way, work one's way, carve one's way, push one's way, force one's way, edge one's way, elbow one's way; make progress, make head, make way, make headway, ...
John Donne, William Henry Draper, Izaak Walton, 1926
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
MAKE ONE'S MARK MAKE ONE'S MOUTH WATER MAKE ONE'S PEACE WITH — MAKE ONE'S PILE — MAKE ONE'S POINT — MAKE ONE'S PRESENCE FELT — MAKE ONESELF SCARCE — MAKE ONE'S WAY — MAKE ONESELF A ...
Cruz, Et Al
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Collocational and Idiomatic Aspects of Composite Predicates ...
OE lOE ME niman weg take(n) (one's) way take one's way make one's way Niman took an accusative object, such as weg, in Old English. As niman and take (n) developed their meanings of motion, becoming intransitive, the addition of one's ...
Laurel J. Brinton, Minoji Akimoto, 1999
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
See also out of the way under out. lose one's way to stop knowing where one is, or in which direction one ought to be going : / lost my way when I was driving through Birmingham ; The child lost his way in the woods. make one's way 1 ( formal) ...
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German and English
... ©illdlt - ¡Jtlfcn. to set one right, to lead one into the right wtbj, to help or assist him; — foninten. to ем one's way, to set one'e self right; — foul: men (in 1С), io get on (well) (in etc.), te eoceeed (in), to thrive, to make one's way, - foutmen nut it.
Christoph Friedrich Grieb, 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE ONE'S WAY»

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Theatre's generation gap
... as a writer, so did his plays, growing from what felt like shapelessness to solid, rooted discussions of how to make one's way in the world. «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
2
Gong Factory in Indonesia is a big hit
For those of us from highly litigious societies with comprehensive OSHA laws, it seems extraordinary to so freely make one's way around such a ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»
3
Interview: Bill Gordon — Legendary Groundsman of The Oval
... one has to walk up to the first floor of the pavilion building, make one's way through the famous Long Room, and enter the Galadari museum. «Cricket Country, May 15»
4
Antenna: Grand Theft Art
Players navigate their way up and down stairs, and through secret gateways, the aim being to make one's way from level one to five. «Christie's, Apr 15»
5
Billy Bob Thornton to perform Friday at the Surf
... and in 2006 he released "Hobo" with tunes about wandering, homecoming and trying to make one's way in a land about as far from his native ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr 15»
6
'Some Real Bad Bitches,' or Loyal Citizens of the Islamic State?
It was expensive, difficult and risky to make one's way all the way over there, and anyway there was no need: a citizen of the Islamic State could ... «PJ Media, Apr 15»
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Want Glamour in 60 Seconds? Ask Charlotte Tilbury
To make one's way through all of the product would take much more than a minute, not to mention a certain financial investment—the Magic ... «Houstonia Magazine, Mar 15»
8
How Block Bot Could Save the Internet
It's just too difficult to make one's way through the Internet—assuming even an entry-level desire to communicate about things that we care ... «Daily Beast, Mar 15»
9
Rock On! Manipal 'Revels' in Farhan Akhtar live concert
... events such as Conquest, a labyrinth of manipulations, interpersonal skills, and stress handling to make one's way up to be crowned king. «Daijiworld.com, Mar 15»
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Corruption-Proof Money, Less Concrete: Legislative Meetings Mark …
But as China's most high-profile political meetings of the year kick off, one can make one's way through the rigid bureaucratese that can send ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»

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