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make way

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. make wayverb

    get out of the way

    "make way for the President's motorcade"

Wiktionary

  1. make wayverb

    To make progress.

  2. make wayverb

    To progress through the water .

  3. make wayverb

    To give place or step aside.

  4. make wayinterjection

    an instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway.

  5. Etymology: Originally nautical

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  1. make way

    "Make way" generally means to move aside or clear a path for someone or something to pass through. It can also mean to leave or abandon a place or position to allow someone else to occupy it. It is often used to indicate that progress or advancement should be allowed.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of make way in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of make way in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of make way in a Sentence

  1. Priests Revealed in Tudor Mansion:

    We are focusing attention on a series of stone structures that underlie the standing brick buildings, we will be trying to date their construction and when they were demolished to make way for the current structures.

  2. Carleton Bowekaty:

    Today, instead of being removed from a landscape to make way for a public park, we are being invited back to our ancestral homelands to help repair them and plan for a resilient future.

  3. John Vollmer:

    Mission success in human spaceflight depends on thousands of factors coming together at the right time, we’ll continue to work the issue from the Starliner factory and have decided to stand down for this launch window to make way for other national priority missions.

  4. David Drummond:

    With Larry and Sergey now leaving their executive roles at Alphabet, the company is entering an exciting new phase, and I believe that it's also the right time for me to make way for the next generation of leaders.

  5. Sean Bratches:

    Earlier today the City of Miami Commission took an important step by adding an item to their upcoming agenda, that if approved, will make way to bring Formula One to downtown Miami next season, we appreciate the community's interest in hosting a Formula One race and look forward to working with local officials and stakeholders to bring this vision to life.


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