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made ground

made ground is the simple past and past participle of make ground.

Meaning of make ground

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) gain ground; make progress.
    • Replacement Damien Traille burgled a high ball from Israel Dagg and made good ground, the All Blacks scrum coming under increasing pressure and the crowd falling silent as their World Cup dream threatened to become a nightmare.2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport

Questions about made ground

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

Words near made ground in the dictionary

  1. made garden
  2. made good
  3. made good on
  4. made good one's running
  5. made good time
  6. made ground
  7. made hand
  8. made hands
  9. made happen
  10. made hard work of
  11. made haste

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