phrasal verb · neutral
make way for
UK/meɪk ˈweɪ fə/US/meɪk ˈweɪ fɔr/make·WAY·for
task2speaking
to give space or allow something new to happen, often by replacing the old
Examples
“Traditional industries are making way for high‑tech companies.”
“The trees were cut down to make way for the road.”
“The old cinema made way for a modern complex.”
Band 8 sentence
“As urban centres expand, small independent shops are increasingly making way for large retail chains.”
Collocations
- make way for development
- make way for new technology
Word family
make way for verbmade way for verb
Common mistakes
make way to→make way for
make a way for→make way for
Say it for a higher band
5make room for→6clear the way for→7+make way for
Synonyms
make room for
yield to
Easily confused
make room for
“They made room for extra chairs in the classroom.”
yield to
“The old theory yielded to new scientific evidence.”
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