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to budge
01
to shift or move a small amount, often reluctantly or with difficulty
Intransitive
Examples
The heavy rock wouldn't budge no matter how hard they tried to push it.
02
to change one's opinion or decision after some pressure
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
budge
3rd person singular
budges
Present participle
budging
Past simple
budged
Past participle
budged
Examples
He wouldn't budge on his decision, no matter what we said.
