make the first move
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
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)
- To initiate something.
- Synonym: take the initiative
Translations[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “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 Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.