make a move
make a move · makes a move · made a move · making a move
To take actionTo take action.
» I wouldn't make any sudden moves.
Meaning
4 senses(idiomatic)To take action.
(India, UK, idiomatic)To depart from a place; to set off.
(idiomatic, often)To initiate a conversation or perform an action intended to engage the willing attention of a person in whom one has a romantic or sexual interest; to approach someone of romantic or sexual appeal in hopes of escalating to a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, move.
Examples
119 sentencesI wouldn't make any sudden moves.
Tom has made the first move.
Tom made no move to go.
I told Tom to make his move.
Tom made no move to help Mary.
ruТом и пальцем не пошевелил, чтобы помочь Мэри. — odexed
Translations
1 languagesForms
makes a move, making a move, made a move, made a move| Base form | make a move · to make a move |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes a move |
| Present participle | making a move |
| Past simple | made a move |
| Past participle | made a move |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle