make way

Thân thiện

A police officer holds up a hand to make way for a school bus.

Definition

Verb: - To move aside or clear a path to allow someone or something to pass through.

Usage

This verb phrase is used as an imperative or descriptive command to instruct people to move aside. It is often used in formal or urgent situations where passage is required.

Examples

• "Please make way for the ambulance."
• "The crowd was asked to make way for the parade."
• "Make way! Important delivery coming through!"

Advanced Usage

• "to make way for (someone/something)": This is the most common construction, specifying who or what requires the clear path.
  • The old buildings were demolished to make way for a new park.

Variants and Related Words

• Make room: To create space, often by moving objects or people. While similar, "make room" often implies creating a space an area, whereas "make way" implies clearing a .
  • Can you make room for one more person at the table?

Synonyms

• Clear the way: To remove obstacles from a path.
• Step aside: To move to one side to let someone pass.
• Give way (chiefly British): To yield or allow someone else to go first.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Make way for: (As shown in Advanced Usage) To be removed or replaced to allow something new.
  • Traditional methods are making way for new technologies.

Related Idioms

• Pave the way for: To make it easier for something to happen or for someone to do something in the future. This is a metaphorical extension.
  • Her research paved the way for future discoveries.

Học thuật

Verb

1. get out of the way
   • make way for the President's motorcade