move
verb OPAL S
/muːv/
/muːv/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they move | /muːv/ /muːv/ |
he / she / it moves | /muːvz/ /muːvz/ |
past simple moved | /muːvd/ /muːvd/ |
past participle moved | /muːvd/ /muːvd/ |
-ing form moving | /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ /ˈmuːvɪŋ/ |
- Don't move—stay perfectly still.
- The bus was already moving when I jumped onto it.
- The ball was really moving (= moving fast) when it reached him.
- + adv./prep. He could hear someone moving around in the room above.
- Phil moved towards the window.
- You can hardly move in this pub on Saturdays (= because it is so crowded).
- You can't move for books in her room.
- Temperatures will drop as the cold front moves down across France.
- move something I can't move my fingers.
- move something + adv./prep. We moved our chairs a little nearer.
- She moved the ball toward the opponent's goal.
- He moved his arm away from his face.
Extra Examples- Over a million people move around this city daily.
- Investors can move money into foreign bonds when the dollar is weak.
- Black clouds moved across the sky.
- Can you move down the steps?
- Move your chairs a little closer.
- Someone had moved the bike from where I left it.
- The papers on his desk had been moved.
- We moved a little nearer.
- The traffic moved slowly along the highway.
- We don't like it here so we've decided to move.
- move (from…) (to…) The company's moving to Scotland.
- People move from place to place today in ever greater numbers.
- move away She's been all on her own since her daughter moved away.
- move house (British English) We moved house last week.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa2- In 1905 his family moved to Milan, where he studied sculpture.
- There are a lot more people moving across borders.
- They've moved house three times in the past year.
- We moved here in 2003.
- Moving can be an extremely stressful experience.
- All her family have moved away so she's on her own.
- He worked as a sales rep before moving to the marketing department.
- I'm being moved to the New York office.
Extra Examples- He's recently been moved from our Head Office.
- We've decided to move her into the Accounts Department.
- Several major industries have been moved from the north to the south of the country.
- It's your turn to move.
- move something She moved her queen.
- [intransitive] (informal) to leave, begin something, etc. quickly
- Let's move—it's time we went shopping.
- (+ adv./prep.) The government has not moved on this issue.
- Things have moved on a lot since the days when I was young.
- move something (+ adv./prep.) Let's move the meeting to Wednesday.
- move on Time is moving on.
- move ahead Share prices moved ahead today.
- move forward After that, things moved forward at lightning speed
- + adv./prep. Things are not moving as fast as we hoped.
- Things certainly move fast in the blogosphere.
- Finally things are moving in the right direction.
- [intransitive] to take action; to do something synonym act
- The police moved quickly to dispel the rumours.
- The firm has moved to reassure customers that they will continue to provide good service.
Synonyms actionaction- measure
- step
- act
- move
- action a thing that somebody does:
- Can you explain your actions?
- measure an official action that is done in order to achieve a particular aim:
- Tougher measures against racism are needed.
- step one of a series of things that you do in order to achieve something:
- This was a first step towards a united Europe.
- act a thing that somebody does:
- an act of kindness
- move (used especially in the media) an action that you do or need to do to achieve something:
- They are waiting for the results of the opinion polls before deciding their next move.
- to take action/measures/steps
- to make a step/move
- a heroic/brave/daring action/step/act/move
- move somebody We were deeply moved by her plight.
- move somebody to something Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes.
Extra Examples- I am really moved by people's kindness.
- The film moved me so much, I started to weep.
- The woman's story had really moved her.
- [transitive] (formal) to cause somebody to do something synonym prompt
- move somebody to do something She felt moved to address the crowd.
- move somebody He works when the spirit moves him (= when he wants to).
Extra Examples- Like many adolescents he was moved to write poetry.
- ‘Certainly not!’ he was moved to protest.
- As the delays got worse he was moved to make a mild complaint.
- [transitive, intransitive] move (something) to sell goods; to be sold
- How quickly can we move this stock?
- These copies are moving fast—they'll soon be sold out.
- [transitive] (formal) to suggest something formally so that it can be discussed and decided synonym put forward
- move something The Opposition moved an amendment to the Bill.
- move that… I move that a vote be taken on this.
change position
change house/job
in board games
leave/begin
change ideas/time
make progress
take action
cause strong feelings
make somebody do something
sell
suggest formally
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French moveir, from Latin movere.
Idioms
get your ass in gear | move your ass (North American English)
(British English get your arse in gear, move your arse )
- (taboo, slang) a rude way of telling somebody to hurry
- If you get your ass in gear, we can make it out of here tonight.
get moving
- (informal) to begin, leave, etc. quickly
- It's late—we'd better get moving.
get something moving
- (informal) to cause something to make progress
- The new director has really got things moving.
going/moving forward
- (formal or business) in the future, starting from now
- We have a very solid financial position going forward.
- The strategy going forward is still undecided.
- Moving forward, we need to have a real plan.
keep up/move with the times
- to change and develop your ideas, way of working, etc. so that you do what is modern and what is expected
- Many complained that the Royal Family had failed to move with the times.
move your ass | get your ass in gear (North American English)
(British English move your arse , get your arse in gear)
- (taboo, slang) a rude way of telling somebody to hurry
- If you move your ass, we can make it out of here tonight.
move heaven and earth
- to do everything you possibly can in order to achieve somethingTopics Successc2
move it
- (especially in orders) (informal) to do something more quickly because there is not much time
- Move it! We’re going to be late!
move mountains
- to make a great effort to do something
- The director moved mountains to remake this classic film.