Meaning
To change position, or to change the place where you live or work.
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Word origin
Move comes through French from a Latin word meaning to set in motion.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- movere
Grammar
Examples
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Please put your car in a different place.
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The train started to go forward.
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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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Grammar articles
(18)English adjective order: opinion, size, age, shape, colour
Adverb position in English: before or after the verb?
-ed endings in English: spelling and the three sounds
Ellipsis and substitution in English: I think so, so do I
English Filler Words: um, well, so, like, you know
Gerund and infinitive in English: verb lists and rules
Inversion and subject-verb-object word order in English
Nominalisation in English: turning verbs into nouns
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Past continuous in English: was/were + -ing, with examples
Past perfect in English: had + past participle, examples
Phrasal-prepositional verbs in English: 16 with examples
Phrasal verbs with get in English: 16 meanings, examples
Phrasal verbs with put in English: 13 meanings, examples
Phrasal Verbs in English: Meaning, Rules and Examples
Time clauses in English: when, while, until, as soon as
Verb patterns with objects in English: want, make, let, see
Suffixes in English: word building with -ness, -ful, -ly
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 11: move, run, bring and 7 more words.