/ˈmuːvmənt/
Translation
The act of moving, or a change from one place or position to another.
Word origin
From Old French movement, from Latin movere, to move.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- movement
- English cognates
- move, motion
Grammar
Examples
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"Movement" is the noun that comes from the verb "move".
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Here "movement" means nothing was moving at all.
easier .
"Movements" is the plural form.
Used in
Grammar articles
(5)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
Nominalisation in English: arrive becomes arrival, decide becomes decision, and why written English turns actions into things
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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