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to move it over

to move it over

6 1.8
Push something a little to one side
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : moverlo
  • Can you please move it over to make room for the new table?
  • move it over here
  • move it over there
  • just move it over

So they'll take the handgun and they'll move it over to the other hand and then use the right hand to go through the process of loading.

Examples

Synonyms

to budge
vsto move it over
66 3.1

Move or make something move a little after being stuck

is the casual phrase for a slight sideways shift without focus on force
to move over
vsto move it over
61 1.6

Shift a little to make room for someone else

is used for small sideways shifts of objects rather than full repositioning
to reposition
vsto move it over
23 3.9

To move something to another place

refers to slight lateral adjustment rather than complete relocation
to lateralize
vsto move it over
  • Specialized
8.8

To move something to one side, left or right

is the common everyday phrase for a small sideways shift

Antonyms

to stay in place
10 1.5

Not move from a place

How Far

to shift
683 2.0
to move it over
6 1.8
to nudge
33 3.8

Surface Forms

move it over infinitive
moved it over past
moved it over past participle
moving it over present participle
moves it over third person singular

Morphology

move + it + over

The meaning 'to shift something slightly to one side' is directly and compositionally derived from 'move' (change position) plus the particle 'over' (indicating motion across/to the side), with 'it' simply marking the object. This motion-verb + particle pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Move it over comes from the simple image of asking someone to move something over a little to make room, so it now means 'to shift something slightly to one side'.