make room en · VERB
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To rearrange or organize existing people, objects, furniture, belongings, etc., to create space for new objects.
This tunnel was 326 yd. long, and the portals were designed by Brunel to represent Norman archways. It was converted into an open cutting, between 1887 and 1889, to make room for the shunting necks of the sidings at Bristol East Depot.
1949 May and June, “A Middlesex Inn Sign”, in Railway Magazine, page 142:I moved the books off my desk to make room for my labtop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| made room | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| made room | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| makes room | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| making room | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
de Platz machen (to create space for new objects) · es hacer lugar (to create space for new objects) · grc χωρέω (to create space for new objects) · es hacer sitio (to create space for new objects) · ru потесниться (to create space for new objects) · ja 間を空ける (to create space for new objects) · tr yer açmak (to create space for new objects) · da gør plads (to create space for new objects) · de Platz schaffen (to create space for new objects) · fi tehdä tilaa (to create space for new objects) · pt abrir espaço (to create space for new objects) · ro face loc (to create space for new objects) · ru подвинуться (to create space for new objects) · el κάνω χώρο (to create space for new objects)