make the first move
English
Verb
make the first move (third-person singular simple present makes the first move, present participle making the first move, simple past and past participle made the first move)Category:English lemmas#MAKETHEFIRSTMOVECategory:English verbs#MAKETHEFIRSTMOVECategory:English multiword terms#MAKETHEFIRSTMOVECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MAKETHEFIRSTMOVECategory:Pages with entries#MAKE%20THE%20FIRST%20MOVECategory:Pages with 1 entry#MAKE%20THE%20FIRST%20MOVE
- To initiate something.
- Synonym: take the initiative
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Further reading
- “make the first move” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “make the first move” (US) / “make the first move” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “make the first move”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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