to move
- verb
- /muːv/
- Formal
- During the meeting, I would like to move that we allocate additional funds for the project.
- moved that the matter
Examples
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So I'm going to move to audience questions now.
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"The motion carries in the lower house," I say, "and moves to the upper."
Fiction book (1998) -
So we'll now move to questions for Kirsten.
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Your Honor, move for recess?
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But I'm trusting you now to move that forward.
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"If you're correct in your analysis, then I move that Dino be declared President of the United States.
Fiction book (1998) -
And, I assure you, the moment the Senate reconvenes, I shall move for this man Jordan's impeachment!
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The senator decided to move that the bill be passed without further delay.
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At the annual conference, I will move for the adoption of the new safety regulations.
Synonyms
To suggest an idea or plan for others to consider
Formally suggest a plan or action in a meeting
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Move comes from the Latin movere, 'to move', and in meetings it means to start a proposal or put an idea into action, much like making a motion. So to move a proposal is to begin the process of discussing and deciding on it.