movableness
movableness

move


Definition: Meaning of, move in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / muːv /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
move moved moved
Present Participle Third Person Singular
moving moves
  1. change place [intransitive and transitive] to change from one place or position to another, or to make something do this
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  2. new house/office [intransitive and transitive] if a person or company moves, or if you move them, they go to live or work in a different place
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  3. change opinion etc [intransitive] to change from one opinion or way of thinking to another [=  shift]
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  4. change opinion etc [transitive] to persuade someone to change their opinion
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  5. progress [intransitive] to make progress in a particular way or at a particular rate
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  6. take action [intransitive] to start taking action, especially in order to achieve something or deal with a problem
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  7. change job/class etc [intransitive and transitive] to change to a different job, class etc, or to make someone change to a different job, class etc [=  transfer]
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  8. emotion [transitive] to make someone feel strong emotions, especially of sadness or sympathy
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  9. cause somebody to do something [transitive] to cause someone to do something
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  10. time/order [transitive] to change the time or order of something
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  11. change subject [intransitive] to start talking or writing about a different subject
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  12. get moving also move it spoken used to tell someone to hurry
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  13. it's time I was moving/we ought to get moving etc spoken used to say that you need to leave or go somewhere
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  14. games [intransitive and transitive] to change the position of one of the objects used to play a game such as CHESS
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  15. at a meeting [intransitive and transitive] formal to officially make a proposal at a meeting
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  16. go fast [intransitive] informal to travel very fast
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  17. be bought [intransitive] if things of a particular kind are moving, they are being bought, especially at a particular rate
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  18. move with the times to change the way you think and behave, as society changes
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  19. move in ... circles/society/world to spend a lot of time with a particular type of people and know them well
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Singular Plural
move moves
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  1. decision/action something that you decide to do in order to achieve something
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  2. movement [usually singular] when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction
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  3. progress/change a change, especially one which improves a situation
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  4. be on the move to be travelling from one place to another
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  5. be on the move to be busy and active
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  6. be on the move to be changing and developing a lot, especially in a way that improves things
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  7. get a move on spoken used to tell someone to hurry
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  8. make the first move to do something first, especially in order to end a quarrel or start a relationship
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  9. games when you change the position of one of the objects in a game such as CHESS
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  10. make a move British English informal to leave a place
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  11. going to a new place [usually singular] when you leave one house, office etc, and go to live or work in a different one
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move used in phrases

  • chess move (noun)
    1. the act of moving a chess piece
  • get a move on (verb)
    1. act or move at high speed
    get a move on
    1. exclamation to tell someone to be quicker
  • move around (verb)
    1. pass to the other side of
    2. travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge
  • move back (verb)
    1. pull back or move away or backward
  • move back and forth (verb)
    1. move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
  • move involuntarily (verb)
    1. move in an uncontrolled manner
  • move reflexively (verb)
    1. move in an uncontrolled manner
  • move through (verb)
    1. make a passage or journey from one place to another
  • opening move (noun)
    1. the first of a series of actions
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move used in phrasal verbs

  • move along (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to leave a place when someone in authority tells you to
    2. [transitive] to tell someone to move away from a place
  • move away (phrasal verb)
    1. to stop living in one place and go to live in another
  • move in (phrasal verb)
    1. to start living in a different house or flat
    2. to start living in the same place as someone else
  • move in on (phrasal verb)
    1. move in on something to try to control something that someone else controlled before
    2. move in on someone/something to get closer to a person or place, especially to arrest or attack them
  • move into (phrasal verb)
    1. move into something to start living or operating a business in a place
    2. move into something to begin a new business or new type of business
  • move off (phrasal verb)
    1. if a vehicle moves off, it starts to move
  • move on (phrasal verb)
    1. to leave one place and travel to another
    2. to stop discussing or doing something and begin discussing or doing something different
  • move out (phrasal verb)
    1. permanently to leave the house or flat where you live or the place where you have your business
  • move over (phrasal verb)
    1. to change your position in order to make space for someone or something else
    2. to stop doing something in order to let someone else do it
  • move up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] British English to change your position to make space for someone or something
    2. [intransitive/transitive] to go to a better job, higher level etc
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