Definition of move – Learner’s Dictionary

move

verb

/muːv/ us

move verb (CHANGE PLACE)

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If a person or an organization moves, they go to a different place to live or work:

Eventually, he moved to Germany.

She's moving into a new apartment.

Our children have all moved away.

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The upshot is that we've decided to move to Sydney.
They decided to move abroad and make a fresh start.
An old friend of mine has just moved nearby.
Their relationship fell apart after they moved to Detroit.
He was ambivalent about moving to London.

move verb (POSITION)

to change place or position, or to make something change place or position:

We moved the chairs to another room.

I can't cut your hair if you keep moving.

Someone was moving around upstairs.

move ahead/along/forward, etc

to make progress with something that you have planned to do:

The department is moving ahead with changes to its teaching programme.

move verb (ACTION)

to take action:

[ + to do sth ] The company moved swiftly to find new products.

move verb (TIME)

to change the time or order of something:

We need to move the meeting back a few days.

move verb (FEELING)

to make someone have strong feelings of sadness or sympathy:

[ often passive ] I was deeply moved by his speech.

Many people were moved to tears (= were so sad they cried).

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unmoved

move house UK

to leave your home in order to live in a new one

Idioms

get moving

Phrasal verbs

move in
move on
move out
move over

move

noun [ C ]

/muːv/ us

move noun [C] (ACTION)

something that you do in order to achieve something or to make progress in a situation:

"I've told her she's got to find somewhere else to live." "Good move!"

The latest policies are clearly a move towards democracy.

a good career move

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This is clearly a move towards full economic union of EU countries.
I don't think that was a very smart move.
Her announcement is the latest move in a campaign to promote healthy eating.
They've done their bit. It's up to us to make the next move.
There have been a series of moves aimed at improving the image of the profession.

move noun [C] (NEW HOME/OFFICE)

an occasion when you go to live or work in a different place:

The move will cost us a lot of money.

make a move

to change from one place or position to another:

He made a move as if to leave.

UK informal

to leave somewhere:

I'd better make a move or I'll be late.

Idioms

get a move on

(Definition of move from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of move

in Chinese (Traditional)

改變位置, （使）改變位置，動, （使）移動…

in Chinese (Simplified)

改变位置, （使）改变位置，动, （使）移动…

in Spanish

mover, moverse, jugar…

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mover, mover-se, mexer…

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हलणे, हलवणे, राहण्यास जाणे…

（物）が動く, （物）を動かす, （人）が引っ越す…

taşınmak, yer değiş(tir)mek, hareket et(tir)mek…

bouger, déplacer, évoluer…

moure(‘s), traslladar-se, emocionar…

bewegen, verplaatsen, verhuizen…

நிலையை மாற்றுவதற்கு (காரணமாக)., வாழ அல்லது வேலை செய்ய வேறு இடத்திற்குச் செல்ல, சோகம்…

हिलना, स्तिथि बदलना या में बदलाव लाना, (रहने या काम के लिए) स्थान-परिवर्तन करना…

ખસેડવું, હલવું, બીજી જગ્યાએ રહેવા કે કામ કરવા સ્થળાંતર કરવું…

bevæge, flytte, træk…

röra [på], flytta [på], flytta…

alihkan, berpindah, mempengaruhi perasaan…

(fort-)bewegen, umziehen, ergreifen…

flytte, flytte på seg, bevege seg…

جنبش دینا, آگے بڑھنا, ہلنا…

рухати(ся), пересувати(ся), переїжджати…

переезжать, двигать(ся), передвигать(ся)…

స్థానాన్ని మార్చడం కొరకు, నివసించడానికి లేదా పని చేయడానికి వేరే ప్రదేశానికి వెళ్ళు, కదిలించు…

يَنْقِل, يَتَحَرَّك, يَتَأثَّر…

সরানো, অবস্থান পরিবর্তন করা, চলে যাওয়া…

pohnout, hýbat, stěhovat se…

menggerakkan, pindah, mempengaruhi perasaan…

เคลื่อน, ย้ายที่อยู่, (ความรู้สึก…

di chuyển, chuyển nhà, xúc động…

przeprowadzać się, przenosić się, wyprowadzać się…

이동하다, 이사하다, 감동시키다…

muovere, muoversi, spostare…

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Definition of move – Learner’s Dictionary

move verb (CHANGE PLACE)

move verb (POSITION)

move verb (ACTION)

move verb (TIME)

move verb (FEELING)

Idioms

Phrasal verbs

move noun [C] (ACTION)

move noun [C] (NEW HOME/OFFICE)

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