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make way

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. make wayverb

    get out of the way

    "make way for the President's motorcade"

Wiktionary

  1. make wayverb

    To make progress.

  2. make wayverb

    To progress through the water .

  3. make wayverb

    To give place or step aside.

  4. make wayinterjection

    an instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway.

  5. Etymology: Originally nautical

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  1. make way

    "Make way" generally means to move aside or clear a path for someone or something to pass through. It can also mean to leave or abandon a place or position to allow someone else to occupy it. It is often used to indicate that progress or advancement should be allowed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of make way in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of make way in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of make way in a Sentence

  1. Martina Leinz:

    Virtually every constituency in this country wants this, there's only one that doesn't -- and that's the gun industry because they make way too much money on people who shouldn't have guns.

  2. Naomi Kahn:

    The Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Authority supporters have proven willing, even eager, to destroy the physical remains of thousands of years of Judeo-Christian culture in an attempt to make way for a fictitious quasi-historical narrative that supports their political agenda.

  3. Prime Minister Modi:

    We must together invoke the spirit of Bharat Mata( Mother India) and ensure that the dark clouds of the virus make way for the light hope.

  4. Nathaniel Arnold:

    Most California citizens who reside in Joshua Trees habitat revere these iconic desert species, more so now than ever because of its degraded population status, we're pleased to see the citizen tip led to a successful disposition and we hope it serves as a deterrent to others who may think it is acceptable to unlawfully remove Joshua Trees to make way for development.

  5. Carleton Bowekaty:

    Today, instead of being removed from a landscape to make way for a public park, we are being invited back to our ancestral homelands to help repair them and plan for a resilient future.


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