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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "move"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to change your position or location
Intransitive: to move somewhere | to move in a specific manner
to move definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The camper could hear animals moving around in the bushes nearby.
āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻā§‹āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāĻĢ⧇āϰāĻž āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āϚāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to make a quick start, departure, etc.
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We 're running late, let 's move or we'll miss our flight.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋ, āϚāϞ⧋ āύāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāχāϟ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.2

āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āϚāĻžāϞāĻžāύ⧋

(in board games, particularly the game of chess) to make a change in the position of a piece
Transitive: to move a piece
Intransitive
to move definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I moved my knight to attack the opponent's bishop.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĒ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
1.3

āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to change or make someone or something change their position in an apparent way
Transitive: to move sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I moved the chair to the other side of the table.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
1.4

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to change one's place of residence or work
Intransitive: to move somewhere
to move definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She moved from one department to another within the company.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāϗ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.5

āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to sell something or make the arrangements for it to be sold
Intransitive
Transitive: to move sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The popular book series is moving fast — grab your copy before it's gone.
āϜāύāĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāχ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›ā§‡â€”āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĒāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤
02

āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to develop or make progress in a specific direction or manner
Intransitive: to move to a direction | to move in a specific manner
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Once the obstacles were overcome, things moved ahead swiftly.
āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϞ⧇, āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
2.1

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to switch from one standpoint, state, or activity to a different one
Intransitive: to move on a standpoint or decision
Transitive: to move sth to a point in time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite the evidence presented, he refused to move on his stance.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ“, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.2

āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to take action, particularly in order to solve a problem or achieve a goal
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company has moved to address customer concerns and improve product quality.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāϕ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ⧇āϰ āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāύ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āϰ⧀ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make someone do a particular thing
Ditransitive: to move sb to do sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The heartfelt plea moved her to donate generously to the charity.
āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻ…āύ⧁āϰ⧋āϧ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰ⧇āϰāĻŖāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
3.1

āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make someone experience strong emotions, particularly sadness or sympathy
Transitive: to move sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I was profoundly moved by his story of resilience and strength.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻšāύāĻļā§€āϞāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
04

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to put forward a suggestion or proposal formally
Transitive: to move a proposal | to move that
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I move that we consider implementing a new recycling program in our office.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋ āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϰāĻŋāϏāĻžāχāĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŋāĨ¤
01

āϚāĻžāϞ, āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ—

the act of making a decision or taking action towards a particular goal or outcome
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was a bold move to confront his manager about the issue.
āĻāχ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
1.1

āϚāĻžāϞ, āϏāϰāĻŖ

a change made by a player in the position of a piece in a board game
move definition and meaning
02

āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ

the act of relocating one's residence or place of business to a different location
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They announced their move to the suburbs due to better schools.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϰāϪ⧇ āĻļāĻšāϰāϤāϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ˜ā§‹āώāĻŖāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āϞāύ, āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ

a change in position or posture, often within a particular context, that does not involve relocating to a different place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His swift move during the martial arts demonstration impressed everyone.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻžāϞ āφāĻ°ā§āϟāϏ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧀āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϚāϞāύ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ—ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āϚāϞāĻžāϚāϞ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ

the act of changing location from one place to another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She made a swift move to the other side of the room.
āϏ⧇ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϏāϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ•āϰāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

moved
movement
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