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makes nice

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

Meaning of make nice

Verb

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

  1. (US) To be friendly or conciliatory towards another, often in the context of maintaining good relations or resolving a conflict with the other person.
    • And now he had to go make nice with the good doctor's grandma.1999, Gina Wilkins, Doctor in Disguise, page 18

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

Words near makes nice in the dictionary

  1. makes much
  2. makes muffins
  3. makes music
  4. makes neither head nor tail of
  5. makes news
  6. makes nice
  7. makes no bones about
  8. makes no odds
  9. makes no secret of
  10. makes noise
  11. makes of

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