budge
verb /bʌdʒ/
/bʌdʒ/
usually used in negative sentences (rather informal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they budge | /bʌdʒ/ /bʌdʒ/ |
| he / she / it budges | /ˈbʌdʒɪz/ /ˈbʌdʒɪz/ |
| past simple budged | /bʌdʒd/ /bʌdʒd/ |
| past participle budged | /bʌdʒd/ /bʌdʒd/ |
| -ing form budging | /ˈbʌdʒɪŋ/ /ˈbʌdʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to move slightly; to make something/somebody move slightly
- She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
- The dog refused to budge.
- budge something I heaved with all my might but still couldn't budge it.
Extra Examples- He sat down and would not budge.
- He threw all his weight against the door, but it wouldn't budge an inch.
- I pushed hard at the door but it wouldn't budge.
- We all heaved on the rope, but still couldn't budge the car from the mud.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- not even
- will not
- would not
- refuse to
- …
- from
- on
- not budge an inch
- [intransitive, transitive, often passive] to change your opinion about something; to make somebody change their opinion
- budge (on something) He won't budge an inch on the issue.
- budge from something Company executives refused to budge from their position.
- be budged (on something) He was not to be budged on the issue.
- be budged from something They would not be budged from their initial asking price.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- The union won't budge on its demand.
- She absolutely refused to budge.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- barely
- not even
- will not
- would not
- refuse to
- …
- from
- on
- not budge an inch
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French bouger ‘to stir’, based on Latin bullire ‘to boil’.