# cannot make it

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cannot, make it.
2. Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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