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- [moov]
- /muv/
- /muːv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moov]
- /muv/
Definitions of move word
- verb without object move to pass from one place or position to another. 1
- verb without object move to go from one place of residence to another: They moved from Tennessee to Texas. 1
- verb without object move to advance or progress: The red racing car moved into the lead. 1
- verb without object move to have a regular motion, as an implement or a machine; turn; revolve. 1
- verb without object move to sell or be sold: That new model is moving well. 1
- verb without object move to start off or leave: It's time to be moving. 1
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Origin of move
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English meven, moven < Anglo-French mover ≪ Latin movēre
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Move
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
move popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
move usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for move
noun move
- maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- ploy — a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
- motion — the action or process of moving or of changing place or position; movement.
verb move
- propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- migrate — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
Antonyms for move
noun move
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
- repose — the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- cessation — The cessation of something is the stopping of it.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
verb move
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
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