Meaning

8 senses
  1. To put (something) higher or further.

    (transitive)To promote, put onto a higher level.

  2. (transitive)To raise, put onto a higher place.

  3. (transitive)To put higher on a list.

  4. (US, transitive)To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.

    The meeting was moved up to Tuesday.

  5. To move higher.

    (intransitive)To be promoted.

  6. (intransitive)To pass to a higher level.

  7. (intransitive)To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place.

    Can you move up to the next seat so we can sit together, please?

    move to a better position in life or to a better job

  8. (intransitive)To move forward (especially when waiting in a queue / line).

Examples

33 sentences
  1. Tom moved up to first place.

    Том піднявся на перше місце.

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  2. Asian markets moved up.

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  3. It moves up and down like a violinist's elbow.

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  4. The swing is moving up and down.

    Гойдалка рухається вгору та вниз.

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  5. Move up to the front, please.

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Forms

moves up, moving up, moved up, moved up
Base formmove up · to move up
3rd person singularmoves up
Present participlemoving up
Past simplemoved up
Past participlemoved up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymove up
he, she, itmoves up

Past simpleLesson

all personsmoved up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave moved up
he, she, ithas moved up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill move up

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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