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makes someone's day

makes someone's day is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 makes someone's day

What is makes someone's day the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Makes someone's day is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make someone's day.

Words near makes someone's day in the dictionary

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

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