move
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle English moven, moeven, meven, borrowed from Old Northern French mover, moveir and Old French mouver, moveir (“to move”) (compare modern French mouvoir from Old French movoir), from Latin movēre, present active infinitive of moveō (“move; change, exchange, go in or out, quit”), from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (“to move, drive”). Cognate with Lithuanian mauti (“to push on, rush”), Sanskrit मीवति (mī́vati, “pushes, presses, moves”), Middle Dutch mouwe (“sleeve”). More at muff. Largely displaced native English stir, from Middle English stiren, sturien, from Old English styrian.
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
move (third-person singular simple present moves, present participle moving, simple past and past participle moved)
- (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
- Synonym: stir
- A ship moves rapidly.
- I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
- 1780, William Cowper, “Light Shining out of Darkneſs”, in Twenty-ſix Letters on Religious Subjects […] To which are added Hymns […] [1], 4th edition, page 252:
- God moves in a myſterious way, / His wonders to perform; / He plants his footſteps in the ſea, / And rides upon the ſtorm.
- 1839, Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy, page 95:
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
- (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
- Synonyms: get moving, stir
- to move in a matter
- Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
- (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
- I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
- They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
- I'm moving next week but I don't have anything packed yet.
- The rook moved from a8 to a6.
- My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another
- (transitive, chess, board games) To transfer (a piece) from one space or position on the board to another.
- She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
- He rolled a 5 and moved his counter to Boardwalk, the most expensive property on the Monopoly board.
- (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
- This song moves me to dance.
- 1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
- Seducer of the People, not moved with the Piety of his Life
- 1697, Virgil, “The Seventh Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- No female arts his mind could move.
- (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 9:36:
- When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.
- (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
- I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
- 1905, Livy, translated by Canon Roberts, From the Founding of the City, Book 38:
- Two days were thus wasted in the quarrel between the consuls. It was clear that while Faminius was present no decision could be arrived at. Owing to Flaminius' absence through illness, Aemilius seized the opportunity to move a resolution which the senate adopted. Its purport was that the Ambracians should have all their property restored to them; they should be free to live under their own laws; they should impose such harbour dues and other imposts by land and sea as they desired, provided that the Romans and their Italian allies were exempt.
- 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
- Let me but move one question to your daughter.
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward the Sixth:
- And therefore they are to be blamed alike, both who moue and who decline warre […]
- (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
- (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:
- "Sir," seyde Sir Boys, "ye nede nat to meve me of such maters, for well ye wote I woll do what I may to please you."
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene vii:
- The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, […]
Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate.
- (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
- c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:
- To me she speaks; she moves me for her them
- (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
- An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order.
- The district attorney moved for a non-suit.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To bow or salute upon meeting.
- (transitive, business) To sell or market (especially physical inventory or illicit drugs).
- This business will fail if it can't move the inventory quickly.
Conjugation Edit
infinitive | (to) move | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | move | moved | |
2nd-person singular | move, movest† | moved, movedst† | |
3rd-person singular | moves, moveth† | moved | |
plural | move | ||
subjunctive | move | moved | |
imperative | move | — | |
participles | moving | moved |
Synonyms Edit
- See also Thesaurus:move
Derived terms Edit
- angels moving the furniture
- café de move-on
- earth-moving
- ever-moving
- faith will move mountains
- fast-moving
- get moving
- keep it moving
- match moving
- movability
- movable
- movableness
- movably
- movant
- move about
- move ahead
- move along
- move around
- move away
- move back
- moved in
- move down
- move down a notch
- move down a peg
- move forward
- move furniture
- move heaven and earth
- move house
- move in
- move in on
- move into
- move it
- movement
- move mountains
- movent
- move off
- move on
- move one's arse/move one's ass/move one's bum/move one's butt
- move one's body
- move one's bowels
- move out
- move out to move up
- move over
- mover
- move sideways
- move someone to tears
- move south
- move the chains
- move the deckchairs on the Titanic
- move the goalposts
- move the goal posts
- move the needle
- move the problem
- move the yardsticks
- move through the gears
- move up
- move up in the world
- move with the times
- movie
- moving
- moving average
- moving box
- moving forward
- movingly
- movingness
- moving part
- moving picture
- moving-picture theater
- moving ramp
- moving screen
- moving sidewalk
- moving spirit
- moving staircase
- moving target
- moving truck
- moving van
- moving van
- moving violation
- moving walkway
- moving wallpaper
- piggy move up
- remove
- slow-moving
- touch move
- touch-move rule
Translations Edit
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Noun Edit
move (plural moves)
- The act of moving; a movement.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:movement
- A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
- 1913, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Poison Belt[2]:
- Lord John had followed me. "By George, young fellah!" said he, pulling off his coat. "You've hit on a dooced good notion. Give me a grip and we'll soon have a move on it." But, even then, so heavy was the bell that it was not until Challenger and Summerlee had added their weight to ours that we heard the roaring and clanging above our heads which told us that the great clapper was ringing out its music.
- An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
- He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
- A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
- She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
- He can win a match with that one move.
- The event of changing one's residence.
- Synonyms: removal, relocation
- The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
- They were pleased about their move to the country.
- A change in strategy.
- I am worried about our boss's move.
- It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
- A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
- 2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport:
- Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.
- (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
- Synonym: play
- The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
- It's your move! Roll the dice!
- If you roll a six, you can make two moves.
- (board games, usually in the plural) A round, in which each player has a turn.
- You can win in three moves if you do that.
Derived terms Edit
- bust a move
- camera move
- career-limiting move
- countermove
- dance move
- dick move
- false move
- fifty-move rule
- finishing move
- get a move on
- Kirby move
- make a move
- make the first move
- moveless
- movelessly
- movelessness
- must-move
- only move
- on the move
- outmove
- Pachner move
- power move
- premove
- put the moves on
- quiet move
- Reidemeister move
- special move
- two-move checkmate
- waiting move
Translations Edit
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References Edit
- “move”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
move
- (military slang) A conscript who acquires or has acquired exemptions from physical education for falsified reasons of health, i.e. by feigning sick.
Declension Edit
Inflection of move (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | move | movet | ||
genitive | moven | movejen | ||
partitive | movea | moveja | ||
illative | moveen | moveihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | move | movet | ||
accusative | nom. | move | movet | |
gen. | moven | |||
genitive | moven | movejen moveinrare | ||
partitive | movea | moveja | ||
inessive | movessa | moveissa | ||
elative | movesta | moveista | ||
illative | moveen | moveihin | ||
adessive | movella | moveilla | ||
ablative | movelta | moveilta | ||
allative | movelle | moveille | ||
essive | movena | moveina | ||
translative | moveksi | moveiksi | ||
instructive | — | movein | ||
abessive | movetta | moveitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms Edit
- verbs: movettaa
Galician Edit
Verb Edit
move
Haitian Creole Edit
Etymology Edit
Adjective Edit
move
Interlingua Edit
Verb Edit
move
- present of mover
- imperative of mover
Latin Edit
Verb Edit
movē
Portuguese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔvi
- Hyphenation: mo‧ve
Verb Edit
move
- inflection of mover: