move
/muːv/noun, verb1 syllable
Move means: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.
Synonyms for move25
noun, as in a change of position that does not entail a change of location
noun, as in the act of changing your residence or place of business
verb, as in have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
verb, as in give an incentive for action
verb, as in change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
verb, as in cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
verb, as in have a turn; make one's move in a game
verb, as in propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
verb, as in be in a state of action
verb, as in perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Opposites of move
What does move mean?21
verb
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon“This child impressed me as unusually mature”
give an incentive for action“This moved me to sacrifice my career”
arouse sympathy or compassion in“Her fate moved us all”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically“How fast does your new car go?”
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense“Move those boxes into the corner, please”
follow a procedure or take a course“We should go farther in this matter”
progress by being changed“The speech has to go through several more drafts”
have a turn; make one's move in a game“Can I go now?”
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
be in a state of action“she is always moving”
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)“think before you act”
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion“He moved his hand slightly to the right”
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment“We moved from Idaho to Nebraska”
go or proceed from one point to another“the debate moved from family values to the economy”
dispose of by selling“The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers”
live one's life in a specified environment“she moves in certain circles only”
noun
a change of position that does not entail a change of location“the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise”
the act of changing location from one place to another“police controlled the motion of the crowd”
the act of changing your residence or place of business“they say that three moves equal one fire”
the act of deciding to do something“he didn't make a move to help”
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with move?6
Move in a sentence
- Because of a serious disease, he can't move his body as most people can.unknown
- Would you just move along a bit, please?CM
- Soon the plane begins to move, and then it takes off.fishda
- If you would move over, there would be room for everyone.CK
- Sadako wanted to say more, but her mouth and tongue wouldn't move.unknown
- As soon as he got on the bus, it began to move.CK
- He pulled with all his strength, but the rock would not move.sundown
- Let him that would move the world, first move himself.Scott
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of move
as a noun
- plural
- moves
as a verb
- past tense
- moved
- present participle
- moving
- third-person singular
- moves