verb

move

moov

verb

To change position or location.

"Please move your car — it's blocking the driveway."

"The dancers moved gracefully across the stage."

To relocate to a new home, job, or place of business.

"They moved to Manchester for her new job."

To cause strong emotion in someone.

"The speech moved the entire audience to tears."

To formally propose something at a meeting.

"She moved that the committee adjourn for the evening."

noun

An act of changing position, or a step taken toward a goal.

"Quitting his job was a bold move."

"The company's next move is to expand overseas."

How to Use Move

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo change place, change residence, cause emotion, or propose something formally — plus the noun for any of those actions.

Common pairings

move house move on a smart move moved to tears

Word Forms

moved past tense, move plural, moved plural, moves plural, moves singular, move singular, moved singular, movest singular, movedst singular, moveth singular

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Etymology

From Old French mover, ultimately from Latin movēre, "to move." It largely replaced the older native English word "stir" in this sense.

Synonyms

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Rhymes for move

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