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make strides

make strides verb: to make progress towards achieving a goal.

Verb

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

  1. To make progress towards achieving a goal.

Forms of make strides

third-person singular presentmakes strides
present participlemaking strides
past participlemade strides
pastmade strides
alternative formmake great strides

Questions about make strides

What does make strides mean?
Make strides means to make progress towards achieving a goal.
What part of speech is make strides?
Make strides is a verb.
What is the past tense of make strides?
The past tense of make strides is made strides.

Words near make strides in the dictionary

  1. make something of
  2. make something of oneself
  3. make sport of
  4. make strange
  5. make streaks
  6. make strides
  7. make sure
  8. make terms
  9. make the angels blush
  10. make the bald man cry
  11. make the bed

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