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made a pass

made a pass is the simple past and past participle of make a pass.

Meaning of make a pass

Verb

make a pass (third-person singular simple present makes a pass, present participle making a pass, simple past and past participle made a pass)

  1. To unambiguously indicate interest in romantic or sexual involvement to someone the speaker has not previously been involved with.
    • He clumsily made a pass at the prom queen, and she responded with a scowl.

Questions about made a pass

What is made a pass the simple past and past participle of?
Made a pass is the simple past and past participle of make a pass.

Words near made a pass in the dictionary

  1. made a move
  2. made a name for oneself
  3. made a night of it
  4. made a noise in the world
  5. made a nuisance of oneself
  6. made a pass
  7. made a pig of oneself
  8. made a pig out of oneself
  9. made a pig's ear of
  10. made a pile
  11. made a play

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