Kilo Lingo

move

/muːv/

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Translation

To move is to go from one place to another, or to put something in a new place.

Word origin

Move comes through French from a Latin word meaning to set in motion.

Origin
Latin
Root
movere

Grammar

Verb typeregular (move, moves, moved)

Examples

Please .

Please put your car in a different place.

train slowly.

The train started to go forward.

.

We went to live in a different home.

To move is to change place - to go somewhere new or to shift a thing to another spot. We move our feet to walk and move boxes when we tidy up.

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This word is part of lesson 6.