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# move

«move» in Mova's school dictionary: **to go from one place to another, or to change position** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (move, moves, moved, moving); noun (a move, moves)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To move is to go from one place to another, or to change position. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#m1)

2) To move something is to carry or push it to another place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#m2)

3) To move house is to go and live in a new home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#m3)

4) A move is a turn or step in a game, or an action: «a smart move». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#m4)

5) To move someone is to make them feel strong feelings, like being sad or touched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

things carried from one place to another, so one group gets less and another gets more; also steps or moves in a game; in science forces make things move, and animals move by walking, swimming or flying; phrases «move in», «move out», «move on», «get a move on» (hurry), «on the move»

### examples

- He moves 5 chairs to the other room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x1)
- The ant moves 3 cm each minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x2)
- They moved 12 boxes into the truck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x3)
- In the game she made 4 moves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x4)
- Please don't move while I take the photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x5)
- A push or a pull can make a ball move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x6)
- We are moving to Toronto next summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x7)
- It's your move, so roll the dice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x8)
- Even the leaves had ceased to move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/#x9)

### note

Moving from A to B: subtract from A and add to B; the total stays the same. Trap: the total does not change when things only move. A moving object with a speed: distance = speed × time.

### In the corpora

- [A promotion is a move up to a more senior job in the same organisation, usually with more responsibility and more pay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/10/)
- [It moves as numbers when a card is tapped, a bill goes out or pay comes in.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/1/)
- [Sorting it is the grown-ups' job, not the child's, and asking for help early is the sensible move.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/10/)
- [Families move house for many reasons: a new job, more room, a cheaper rent, or because a tenancy ends.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/0/)
- [Moving is one of the most stressful things grown-ups do, so they can be tired and snappy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «move» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/move/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.