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moved someone to tears

moved someone to tears is the simple past and past participle of move someone to tears.

Meaning of move someone to tears

Verb

move someone to tears (third-person singular simple present moves someone to tears, present participle moving someone to tears, simple past and past participle moved someone to tears)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive, especially passive voice) to cause to cry

Questions about moved someone to tears

What is moved someone to tears the simple past and past participle of?
Moved someone to tears is the simple past and past participle of move someone to tears.

Words near moved someone to tears in the dictionary

  1. moved one's body
  2. moved one's bowels
  3. moved out
  4. moved out to move up
  5. moved over
  6. moved someone to tears
  7. moved south
  8. moved the deckchairs on the Titanic
  9. moved the dial
  10. moved the goal posts
  11. moved the goalposts

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