make the road shorter in English

Forms: makes the road shorter [present, singular, third-person], making the road shorter [participle, present], made the road shorter [participle, past], made the road shorter [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> the road shorter}} make the road shorter (third-person singular simple present makes the road shorter, present participle making the road shorter, simple past and past participle made the road shorter)

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        "To get going; to make a start on one's journey."
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        "(Ireland, colloquial) To get going; to make a start on one's journey."
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      "form": "makes the road shorter",
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"make the road shorter" meaning in English

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