make a move (English, verb)
expansion: make a move (third-person singular simple present makes a move, present participle making a move, simple past and past participle made a move)
Senses:
glosses: To take action.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To depart from a place; to set off.
tags: India
UK
idiomatic
glosses: 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.
tags: idiomatic
often
raw_tags: followed by on
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, move.
Forms:
form: makes a move
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: making a move
tags: participle
present
form: made a move
tags: participle
past
form: made a move
tags: past
form: make moves
tags: alternative