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makes ground

makes ground is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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

Words near makes ground in the dictionary

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

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