Meaning

16 senses
  1. (intransitive)To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

    A ship moves rapidly.

    I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.

    sich bewegen

    дви́гатьсяdvígatʹsja

    ру́хатисяrúxatysja

    change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

  2. (intransitive)To act; to take action; to begin to act

    to move in a matter

    Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!

    де́йствоватьdéjstvovatʹ

    ді́ятиdíjaty

    be in a state of action

  3. (intransitive)To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place; similarly to change the location of another establishment such as a business. See also move out and move in.

    I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.

    They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.

    umziehen, zügeln

    переезжа́тьperejezžátʹ, перее́хатьperejéxatʹ

    переїжджа́тиperejiždžáty, переї́хатиperejíxaty

    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

  4. (transitive)To transport (an item) as part of changing residences.

    Before my lease ended, I gave away my old sofa because I didn't want to move it.

  5. (ergative, transitive)To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

    The waves moved the boat up and down.

    The horse moves a carriage.

    bewegen

    дви́гатьdvígatʹ, дви́нутьdvínutʹ, перемеща́тьperemeščátʹ

    ру́хатиrúxaty

  6. (transitive)To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.

    She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.

    He rolled a 5 and moved his counter to Boardwalk, the most expensive property on the Monopoly board.

  7. (transitive)To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

    This song moves me to dance.

  8. (transitive)To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).

    That book really moved me.

    bewegen, rühren

    arouse sympathy or compassion in

  9. (intransitive, transitive)To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit

    I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.

    propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting

  10. (intransitive, transitive)To request an action from the court.

    An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.

    The district attorney moved for a non-suit.

    give an incentive for action

  11. (transitive)To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).

    This business will fail if it can't move the inventory quickly.

    сбыва́тьsbyvátʹ, сбытьsbytʹ

  12. (transitive)To transfer the value of one object in memory to another efficiently (i.e., without copying it in entirety).

Examples

6514 sentences
  1. The cat didn't move a muscle.

    Кіт не поворухнув жодним м'язом.

    ruКошка не шевельнулась ни одним мускулом.

    deDie Katze bewegte keinen Muskel.

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  2. Could you move over a little?

    Чи не могли би ви трохи посунутися?

    ruВы бы не могли немного подвинуться?

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  3. The horse stopped and wouldn't move.

    Кінь зупинився й не хоче йти далі.

    ruЛошадь остановилась и отказывалась идти дальше.

    deDas Pferd machte Halt und wollte nicht weiter.

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  4. We moved into a new house.

    Ми переїхали до нового будинку.

    ruМы переехали в новый дом.

    deWir sind in ein neues Haus gezogen.

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  5. They moved here two years ago.

    Вони переїхали сюди два роки тому.

    ruОни переехали сюда два года назад.

    deSie sind vor zwei Jahren hierhin gezogen.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
(transitive) to change the place of something:
(intransitive) to change place or posture; to go:
to act; to take action:
to change residence:
Русский
By meaning 6
(transitive) to change the place of something:
(intransitive) to change place or posture; to go:
to act; to take action:
to change residence:
to cause to change place or posture; to set in motion:
to sell:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
(transitive) to change the place of something:
(intransitive) to change place or posture; to go:
to change residence:
to arouse the feelings or passions of:

Origin

From Middle English moven, moeven, meven, borrowed from Old Northern French mover, moveir

From Middle English moven, moeven, meven, borrowed from Old Northern French mover, moveir and Old French mouver, moveir (“to move”) (compare modern French mouvoir from Old French movoir), from Latin movēre (“move; change, exchange, go in or out, quit”), from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move, drive”). Cognate with Lithuanian mauti (“to push on, rush”), Sanskrit मीवति (mī́vati, “pushes, presses, moves”), Middle Dutch mouwe (“sleeve”). Largely displaced native English stir, from Middle English stiren, sturien, from Old English styrian. See also Old English hrēran.

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Forms

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

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personsmoved

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill move

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

91 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • progress by being changed:gorun
  • propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting:make a motion
  • have a turn; make one's move in a game:go
  • cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense:displace
  • be in a state of action:be active
  • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action):act

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

71 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • to move to
  • move back to
  • want to move
  • move back
  • planning to move
  • be moving to
  • to move back
  • move the piano
  • had moved to
  • move out of
  • thinking about moving
  • have to move

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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