make way
To make progressTo make progress.
» I made my way through the crowd.
Я проложил свой путь через толпу. — Biga
Я пробирался сквозь толпу. — marafon
Я продирался сквозь толпу. — marafon
Я проклав свій шлях крізь натовп. — mutternoise
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(figuratively)To make progress.
He was starting to make his way in the world.
To progress through the water.
To give place or step aside.
- get out of the way
Examples
230 sentencesI made my way through the crowd.
Я проклав свій шлях крізь натовп. — mutternoise
ruЯ проложил свой путь через толпу. — Biga
We've made way too many errors.
ruМы наделали слишком много ошибок. — sharptoothed
We made way too many mistakes.
ruМы наделали слишком много ошибок. — sharptoothed
We've made way too many mistakes.
ruМы наделали слишком много ошибок. — sharptoothed
I've made way too many mistakes.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Originally nautical.Originally nautical.
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Forms
makes way, making way, made way, made waySynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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