move up in the world
move up in the world · moves up in the world · moved up in the world · moving up in the world
To improve one's social or financial positionTo improve one's social or financial position.
» Tom moved halfway around the world.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To improve one's social or financial position.
Examples
13 sentencesTom moved halfway around the world.
She moves through the world like the wind.
Let him that would move the world, first move himself.
The friends I studied with have moved all over the world.
ruДрузья, с которыми я учился, разъехались по всему свету. — carlosalberto
I like this apartment so much that I wouldn't move for the world.
Forms
moves up in the world, moving up in the world, moved up in the world, moved up in the world| Base form | move up in the world · to move up in the world |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | moves up in the world |
| Present participle | moving up in the world |
| Past simple | moved up in the world |
| Past participle | moved up in the world |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle