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moves someone to tears

moves someone to tears is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 moves someone to tears

What is moves someone to tears the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Moves someone to tears is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move someone to tears.

Words near moves someone to tears in the dictionary

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

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