move
- noun
- /muːv/
- After considering several options, they finally decided on the move to a different city for better job opportunities.
- a family move
And what was it like getting that move to Newcastle?
- And what was it like getting that move to Newcastle?
- Or it might be a job, a trip, a move back home.
- She shared that she's a static to have her move paid for by PODS.
Examples
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So for the time being, our house move has been postponed.
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The father's death directly preceded the family's move to the mission station at Epinga.
Academic text (1993) -
You recently made the move down to LA.
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Yes, I am ... I've been thinking about a move to California ...
Fiction book (1993) -
So how's Pat doing with the move back to New Jersey?
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Tuomas did most of the talking, discussing the prospect of their move to the new city.
Fiction book (1992) -
Resettlement and housing costs related to the family's move to a permanent home are a further complication.
Academic text (1994) -
We are excited about the upcoming move to our new house next month.
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Her move to a bigger office has allowed for more employees to join the team.
Synonyms
A change of place when something moves
The time when you begin to live in a new home
Moving to a new place to live or work
A move of something from one place to another
Idioms
- Informal
To make steady progress toward a goal by taking small needed steps
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Move as a noun comes from the old root movere, 'to move', and it names the act of changing place. So a house move is simply the action of changing where you live.