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makes a statement

makes a statement is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a statement.

Meaning of make a statement

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To implicitly communicate an idea, often through one's fashion choices.
    • As we sometimes also say about elements of fashion and etiquette, the way you use English "Makes a Statement" or "Sends a Message" — even though these Statements/Messages often have nothing to do with the actual information you're trying to transmit.2001 April, David Foster Wallace, “Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage”, in Harper's Magazine
    Synonyms:
    send a message
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, a, statement.
    • His attorney is expected to make a statement tomorrow.

Questions about makes a statement

What is makes a statement the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes a statement is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make a statement.

Words near makes a statement in the dictionary

  1. makes a show of oneself
  2. makes a silk purse of a sow's ear
  3. makes a spectacle of oneself
  4. makes a splash
  5. makes a stand
  6. makes a statement
  7. makes a stick for one's own back
  8. makes a time
  9. makes a Virginia fence
  10. makes a virtue of necessity
  11. makes a wrong turn at Albuquerque

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