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made one's number

made one's number is the simple past and past participle of make one's number.

Meaning of make one's number

Verb

make one's number (third-person singular simple present makes one's number, present participle making one's number, simple past and past participle made one's number)

  1. To report one's arrival and begin one's duties.
    • Dave Shaw had given me good advice. 'Make your number with the purser,' he had said. 'He's a kind of super marine hotel manager who can wave a magic wand and get you almost anything you ask for.'1972, Stephen Seamus Kerry, Ship's Doctor, page 49

Questions about made one's number

What is made one's number the simple past and past participle of?
Made one's number is the simple past and past participle of make one's number.

Words near made one's number in the dictionary

  1. made one's entrance
  2. made one's exit
  3. made one's hand
  4. made one's manners
  5. made one's mark
  6. made one's number
  7. made one's own
  8. made one's own luck
  9. made one's toilet
  10. made one's way
  11. made oneself at home

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