to make a move
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3.2
- phrasal verb
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actuar
- After months of planning, she finally decided to make a move and apply for her dream job.
- try to make a move
- ready to make a move
- decide to make a move
So I like making a move and seeing how the board resets itself.
- So I like making a move and seeing how the board resets itself.
- But you know, that most people will never make a move if they think that that's what's going to happen.
- My whole thing is they can't know you like them until they make a move.
- So, and I think other little firms were were trying to make a move on them.
- At some point though, is there like an inflection point where you make a move or what changes?
- And so if I compare that, what the Chinese have done to a large extent is to recognize that and have made a move.
- Now, if ego is driving you, you'll be so afraid to make a move that you just won't do it because ego does not want you to get rejected.
- Because if you can do that, you can make a move and still allow someone else to feel like it was them making the move.
Examples
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I think these guys are about to make a move.
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It's time to make a move.
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And it's time to get up so we can make a move and we can figure out where we're going next.
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Because if you can do that, you can make a move and still allow someone else to feel like it was them making the move.
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Sometimes you just gotta make a move.
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We need to make a move tonight.
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We gotta make a move.
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You want to make a move?
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If I were you, I'd make a move.
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We're going to make a move, don't you?
Synonyms
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1.0
Take action to start or continue a process
∞
1.0
Take action to deal with a problem or situation
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2.8
To do something to solve a problem or make a change
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4.9
Decide to do something after thinking about it for a while
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1.6
Start being active or hurry to do something
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5.7
Make a brave decision even when it feels risky
Antonyms
How Decisive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'make' (to perform) + 'move' (an action or step), so a learner who knows both words can easily infer 'to take an action or initiative.' The article 'a' is non-problematic and the underlying logic (to perform an action/step) is common cross-linguistically, making the expression immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Make a move may come from games like chess or from dancing, where a player or dancer literally makes a move by moving a piece or stepping forward to start play. So, the clear image of moving forward is why make a move now means 'to take action' or 'to begin something'.