move in English: To move is to go from one place to another, or to put something in a new place. (verb)

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

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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.

Related words

walk

To walk is to move along on your feet at a slow, steady pace.

stand

To be on your feet with your body straight up, not sitting or lying down.

sit

To rest with the lower part of your body on a chair or the ground.

reach

To arrive at a place, or to stretch out your hand to touch something.

go

To move or travel from one place to another.

advance

To move forward, or to become better than before.

aside

To one side, or away from the other things and people.

crawl

To move along the ground on your hands and knees.

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