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- [moov on, awn]
- /muv ɒn, ɔn/
- /muːv ɒn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moov on, awn]
- /muv ɒn, ɔn/
Definitions of move on words
- verb without object move on to pass from one place or position to another. 1
- verb without object move on to go from one place of residence to another: They moved from Tennessee to Texas. 1
- verb without object move on to advance or progress: The red racing car moved into the lead. 1
- verb without object move on to have a regular motion, as an implement or a machine; turn; revolve. 1
- verb without object move on to sell or be sold: That new model is moving well. 1
- verb without object move on to start off or leave: It's time to be moving. 1
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Origin of move on
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 on
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
move on 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 on usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for move on
verb move on
- propel — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- storm — Theodore Woldsen [tey-aw-dawr vawlt-suh n] /ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr ˈvɔlt sən/ (Show IPA), 1817–88, German poet and novelist.
- progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
Antonyms for move on
verb move on
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- back down — If you back down, you withdraw a claim, demand, or commitment that you made earlier, because other people are strongly opposed to it.
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with mo
- Words starting with mov
- Words starting with move
- Words starting with moveo
- Words starting with moveon