to move
- verb
- /muːv/
- As the train prepared to move out of the station, passengers hurried to find their seats.
- move fast
- move slowly
- move freely
So how far does it move in the Theta?
- So how far does it move in the Theta?
- We can't explain how they moved their trajectory.
- After all, when I couldn't move, I asked him.
- I can move better than I could move a week ago.
- So I would expect South Korea to move towards China.
Examples
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In these music classes, children sang, moved, played instruments, and listened to and responded to music.
Academic text (2015) -
Technologies are upgraded and replaced, and we move to newer and better versions to solve our problems.
Academic text (2015) -
And he needs to move fast, and he does.
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OK, so Next up we are moving to foundation.
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I can move better than I could move a week ago.
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We got to move out.
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Uh, let's move away from the door.
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The machinery had started to move and nothing could stop it.
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And it doesn't just drift through the water, but moves with great purpose and speed.
Academic text (2011) -
The chess player decided to move his knight to a better position on the board.
Synonyms
To move from one place to another, physically or in meaning
To go from one place to another, often for work or pleasure
Move someone or something from one place to another
To change from one state or activity to another
Shift a little to make room for someone else
To travel from place to place for work or duties
To move something to another place
To move around a house or area
To move from one place to another
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To make steady progress toward a goal by taking small needed steps
Phrasal Verbs
To enter and begin to be in a place, for example when people start living there and when weather arrives
- NSFW
To try to get involved with someone or their work in a way they do not want
Compounds
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Move comes from the Latin movere, which means 'to move', and you can see the same root in words like motion and motor. So, to move is to change place or be in motion.