Phrase guide

make room

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To rearrange or organize existing people, objects, furniture, belongings, etc., to create space for new objects.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I moved the books off my desk to make room for my labtop.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: gør plads — to create space for new objects
  • Finnish: tehdä tilaa — to create space for new objects
  • German: Platz machen — to create space for new objects
  • German: Platz schaffen — to create space for new objects
  • Greek: κάνω χώρο (káno chóro) — to create space for new objects
  • Ancient Greek: χωρέω (khōréō) — to create space for new objects
  • Japanese: 間を空ける (ma o akeru) — to create space for new objects
  • Portuguese: abrir espaço — to create space for new objects
  • Romanian: face loc — to create space for new objects
  • Russian: потесниться (potesnitʹsja) — to create space for new objects
  • Russian: подвинуться (podvinutʹsja) — to create space for new objects
  • Spanish: hacer sitio — to create space for new objects
  • Spanish: hacer lugar — to create space for new objects
  • Turkish: yer açmak — to create space for new objects