move about
move about · moves about · moved about · moving about
To move from place to placeTo move from place to place.
» Tom moved to Boston about three years ago.
Meaning
1 sensesTo move from place to place.
Examples
18 sentencesTom moved to Boston about three years ago.
Tom moved to Boston about three months ago.
ruТом переехал в Бостон месяца три назад.
Tom moved to Australia about three years ago.
ruТом переехал в Австралию около трёх лет назад.
They moved away after about a year.
Stop moving about and sit still!
Translations
3 languagesForms
moves about, moving about, moved about, moved about| Base form | move about · to move about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | moves about |
| Present participle | moving about |
| Past simple | moved about |
| Past participle | moved about |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- move upпросувати, просунутиTo promote, put onto a higher level.
- move outйти, пітиTo leave one's present location; to leave somewhere for another place.
- move onпродовжувати, продовжитиTo continue; to proceed; to go on.
- move inпритягнути, притягтиTo start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.
- move backвідкласти, відкладатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, back.
- move overдати, даватиTo move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space.
- move intoувійти, входитиSynonym of move in (To start living or working in a new place)
- move aroundповертати, повернутиTo relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long.
More 8
- move forwardпросувати, просунутиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, forward.
- move aheadпродовжувати, продовжитиTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.
- move offTo start moving.
- move downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, down.
- move awayUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, away.
- move alongTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.
- move aboutTo move from place to place.
- move toTo attack; to hit.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb