Meaning

5 senses
  1. (intransitive)To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.

    I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.

    von der Stelle rühren, vom Fleck bewegen, regen

    дви́гатьсяdvígatʹsja, тронутьсяtronutʹsja

    зру́шитисяzrúšytysja, зсу́нутисяzsúnutysja

    move very slightly

  2. (transitive)To move; to shift from a fixed position.

    I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it.

    дви́гатьdvígatʹ, стронутьstronutʹ

    зру́шитиzrúšyty

  3. To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.

    The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules.

    уступитьustupitʹ

    поступи́тисяpostupýtysja

  4. (Canada, Western)To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue.

    Hey, no budging! Don't budge in line!

  5. To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.

Examples

59 sentences
  1. Tom won't budge.

    Том не поступиться.

    deTom wird sich nicht rühren.

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  2. I won't budge.

    Я не зрушу з місця.

    ruЯ не изменю своего мнения.

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  3. Tom hasn't budged for over an hour.

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  4. Tom tried to turn the doorknob, but it wouldn't budge.

    deTom wollte den Türknauf umdrehen, doch er bewegte sich nicht.

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  5. I tried to open the door, but it wouldn't budge.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
intransitive: to move:
transitive: to move:
to yield in opinion:
Русский
By meaning 3
intransitive: to move:
transitive: to move:
to yield in opinion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
intransitive: to move:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier, from Vulgar Latin *bullicāre

Borrowed from Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier, from Vulgar Latin *bullicāre (“to bubble; seethe; move; stir”), from Latin bullīre (“to boil; seethe; roil”). More at boil.

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Forms

budges, budging, budged, budged
Base formbudge · to budge
3rd person singularbudges
Present participlebudging
Past simplebudged
Past participlebudged

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theybudge
he, she, itbudges

Past simpleLesson

all personsbudged

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave budged
he, she, ithas budged

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill budge

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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