Definition of 'move on'
1. phrasal verb
2. phrasal verb
If someone such as a police officer moves you on, they order you to stop standing in a particular place and to go somewhere else.
[Also VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb
See full dictionary entry for move She ran this shop for ten years before deciding to move on to fresh challenges. [VERB PARTICLE + to]
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