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move English

Meaning move meaning

What does move mean?
Definitions in simple English

move Verb

— If you move, you go from one place to another. Please stay in your seat until the plane stops moving. — If you move, you change the position of part of your body. I was so afraid, I could't move. — If you move something, you change its position. Can you move your chair so I can get by?

move Noun

— A move is something which is done to achieve a goal. The move had not been expected. — is a change in your home or business to live or work somewhere else. The move to the city was completed in a week. — A move, in a game such as chess, is when you put a piece in another place. The move of the queen led to his loss. I finished my turn. It's your move.

move

— verb (= travel, go) change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically How fast does your new car go? We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell news travelled fast — verb cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense Move those boxes into the corner, please I'm moving my money to another bank The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant — verb move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion He moved his hand slightly to the right — verb change residence, affiliation, or place of employment We moved from Idaho to Nebraska The basketball player moved from one team to another — verb (= go) follow a procedure or take a course We should go farther in this matter She went through a lot of trouble go about the world in a certain manner Messages must go through diplomatic channels — noun the act of deciding to do something he didn't make a move to help his first move was to hire a lawyer — verb be in a state of action she is always moving — verb go or proceed from one point to another the debate moved from family values to the economy — noun the act of changing your residence or place of business they say that three moves equal one fire — verb (= act) perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) think before you act We must move quickly The governor should act on the new energy bill The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel — verb (= impress, strike) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon This child impressed me as unusually mature This behavior struck me as odd — verb give an incentive for action This moved me to sacrifice my career — verb arouse sympathy or compassion in Her fate moved us all — verb dispose of by selling The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers — verb (= go, run) progress by being changed The speech has to go through several more drafts run through your presentation before the meeting — noun (= motion, movement, motility) a change of position that does not entail a change of location the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise movement is a sign of life an impatient move of his hand gastrointestinal motility — noun (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game — verb propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting — verb (= go) have a turn; make one's move in a game Can I go now? — verb live one's life in a specified environment she moves in certain circles only — noun (= motion, movement) the act of changing location from one place to another police controlled the motion of the crowd the movement of people from the farms to the cities his move put him directly in my path

Synonyms move synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as move?

move English » English

go shift stir shake transfer remove touch relocate displace walk travel budge affect change proceed motion movement act actuate pass migrate step run change residence turn propel action work swing play transport push carry wave take switch operate convey agitate tremble set in motion resettle removal motivate lead influence hit drive stroke propose

Topics move topics

What do people use move to talk about?
Physical actions Move Travel

Move to a new house
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Game

Chess
Physical actions

Move
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move quickly
Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Wave
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move sideways
Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move past, over, through
Physical actions

Move something
Physical actions Move something

Move something in a direction
Grammar Very

Degree
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move back
Physical actions Move

Move toward something
Physical actions Move

Travel
States Time Speed

Quick
Social behavior Authority

Status
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move forward
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move in a circle
Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move in
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Put aside
Physical actions Arrange Gather

Separate, scatter
Physical actions Arrange

Multiple things moving
Universe, creation Sky Weather

Cloud
Universe, creation Animal Animal actions

Animal movement
Language and thought Think Learn

Evaluate, test
Social behavior Relationships Neighbor

Social class
Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Mistake
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Move quickly

Move slowly
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Steady, unsteady
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move up
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move down
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move back and forth
Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move away
Physical actions Move Move toward something Move in

Move out
Physical actions Move Move toward something

Return
Physical actions Move something Carry

Shake
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Lower something
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Put in
Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Push
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Put down
Physical actions Have, be with Keep something

Leave something
States Time Relative time Order, sequence

First
States Time Aspectual time Start something

Beginning
States Time Aspectual time Age

New
States Time Aspectual time Age

Modern
States Time Speed

Slow
States Time Speed

Sudden
Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Tense and aspect

Aspect--dynamic verbs

Conjugation move conjugation

How do you conjugate move?

move · verb

Examples move examples

How do I use move in a sentence?

Simple sentences

We would move to a bigger house if we had more money.
I can't move.
I want to know Tom's every move.
We need to decide when we'll move.
We're forced to decide when we'll move.
Tom knew he ought to move.
If it is always so hot, I will move somewhere to the north.
Could you help me move this desk?
I had to help Tom move some furniture.
My parents want to move to another town.
It's your move.
Don't you move from here.
Can you help me when I move?
Could you help me when I move?
Move a step, and you'll be a dead man!
If I had more money, I could move to a bigger house.
The bell rang, and the train began to move.
The cat didn't move a muscle.
Nancy couldn't move the desk herself.
When I tried to move the desk, one of its legs made a jarring sound as it scraped across the floor.
Can you move this desk by yourself?
Not seeing anything in the dark, we couldn't move.
Miss Baker knew that the young man would have to leave very soon, so she decided to ask him to move his car a bit, so that she could park hers in the proper place for the night before going to bed.

Movie subtitles

Hey. I do not recognize this voice, do not move..
I thought that it would be a little while longer before I could make my move.
We just have to hope they move on!
They can't move around and interact, just the same way that on a frozen world, the atoms and molecules can't move around and interact to form the chemistry necessary for life.
We're long and skinny and that's how we move forward.
I'm gonna move into Victoria's old bed.
Move. Move.
I'm telling you to move aside!
What do you mean, move aside?!
Are you not going to move aside?
So we can, like, move into the jade palace?
OK to move the patient down to the overhead?
He noticed that the stars did not move randomly through Space, but that their movements had preferential directions.
So Henk could move around freely.
In order to move the dish there were two handles, one tor the azimuth, one for the elevation.
Watch his every move.
I dove head first into the bewitching world of Islam, which mixed nobility, poetry and cruelty, and where God commanded every move.
How on earth can they move camp that quickly?
Move away!
Don't move, Arab!
Um, I. I can tell them to move.
How the hell's he able to move like that?
Dolphin III, time to move.
Two-man cells, move out.
Come on, move this thing along. Come on, people.
And if he just nicks you a little bit, you can't move. Come on.
Using the diplomatic practice to say that the United States requests a bail on John Mayer, is a disrespectful move, but it's not like he isn't getting a trial.
Yi Ryeong's manager? Hey, Dog Manners. Move to a place filled with ahjussis rather than the Diplomatic Service.
But we need to move now.
He won't move on, either?
So then I'm going front, back, front, back. and it's all dirty in the back, so when I move it to the front, then that gets all dirty.
This is the right move.
What's my next move?
Chasing someone who isn't into you is a terrible move.
Hey, he's already on the move. He's heading toward downtown.
Then he still don't move.

News and current affairs

His bill also contains an important provision aimed at encouraging open-source research, which would move the current research model away from secrecy toward sharing.
The recent debt deal is a move in the wrong direction.
It is the Czech Republic's task, and that of the Swedish EU presidency that will follow our own, to maintain this unity as the PCA negotiations move forward.
On the other hand, the move sets a worrying precedent, injecting politics into a policy area that had been governed by objective economic considerations.
But Europe should move more decisively in this direction.
Or at least, to consider perhaps a quite different question: where would it be reasonable for the EU to move?
Another assist may come from America's recent move to tap its strategic petroleum reserves in an effort to push oil prices lower.
Political and legal reforms in Turkey in recent years have been remarkably far-reaching, for they have clearly been spurred by Turks' wish to move closer to the EU.
After five years of stagnation, the economy is finally on the move.
At the same time, the lack of structural reforms in emerging markets, together with their move towards greater state capitalism, is hampering growth and will reduce their resiliency.
These companies are uniquely placed to move new ideas and technologies into early-stage demonstration projects, thereby accelerating global learning cycles.
Another reason for cynicism is that the G-7 didn't move mainly on their own initiative, but rather in response to a growing cry of international civil society for action on behalf of the world's poorest.
We should move beyond cynicism, however, in embracing the new Cologne Initiative, especially to push the G-7 countries to do all that needs to be done to make the Initiative successful.
Let's hope that by then he will have helped move the consensus permanently among his colleagues - preparing the ground for further congressional action aimed at a serious tightening of safeguards over the financial sector.
Spain is taking global leadership in combating hunger by inviting world leaders to Madrid in late January to move beyond words to action.
That doesn't mean that we are advocating a move to socialism; we want better and smarter regulation, not regulation for its own sake.
But the real problem stems from another form of contagion: bad ideas move easily across borders, and misguided economic notions on both sides of the Atlantic have been reinforcing each other.
Growth driven by high commodity prices is also susceptible to busts, for similar reasons. Commodity prices tend to move in cycles.
But the outside world should demonstrate that every clear move toward greater political openness will merit more international political and economic engagement.
Should we ban private cars wherever public transport is available to move us from A to B with fewer CO2 emissions?
France, at the heart of the European Union and President of both the G-8 and G-20 this year, is in an exceptional position to encourage such a regulatory move.
A local man whose brothers all serve in the police force, a sports fan, and an amateur basketball coach, Crowley does not move in the same social circles as Gates.
But Europe should move more decisively in this direction. Otherwise, speculation on member states' national debt will persist, keeping borrowing costs at levels that are inconsistent with the conditions required to sustain economic recovery.
In another move to distinguish her ingredients from Western versions, Kinyanjui also sells through grocery stores flour flavored with Amarathan, a green vegetable that grows around Kenya.

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