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made someone's day

made someone's day is the simple past and past participle of make someone's day.

Meaning of make someone's day

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
    • Thank you for the unexpected gift. It really made my day.

Questions about made someone's day

What is made someone's day the simple past and past participle of?
Made someone's day is the simple past and past participle of make someone's day.

Words near made someone's day in the dictionary

  1. made some noise
  2. made someone hard to catch
  3. made someone's acquaintance
  4. made someone's blood boil
  5. made someone's blood run cold
  6. made someone's day
  7. made someone's ears sad
  8. made someone's flesh crawl
  9. made someone's flesh creep
  10. made someone's hair curl
  11. made someone's hair stand on end

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