"make the first move" meaning in English

See make the first move in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: makes the first move [present, singular, third-person], making the first move [participle, present], made the first move [participle, past], made the first move [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> the first move}} make the first move (third-person singular simple present makes the first move, present participle making the first move, simple past and past participle made the first move)
  1. To initiate something. Synonyms: take the initiative Translations (Translations): ottaa ensiaskel (Finnish), tehdä ensimmäinen siirto (Finnish), tehdä ensiliike (Finnish), tehdä aloite (Finnish), faire le premier pas (French), prendre les devants (French)
    Sense id: en-make_the_first_move-en-verb-NRytHOqj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations

Inflected forms

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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "tehdä ensiliike"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "tehdä aloite"
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          "word": "faire le premier pas"
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          "word": "prendre les devants"
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      "word": "ottaa ensiaskel"
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