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move
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move  (mv)
v. moved, mov·ing, moves
v.intr.
1. To change in position from one point to another: moved away from the window.
2. To progress in sequence; go forward: a novel that moves slowly.
3. To follow a specified course: Earth moves around the sun.
4. To progress toward a particular state or condition: moving up in the company; moved into the lead.
5. To go from one residence or location to another; relocate.
6. To start off; depart.
7. To be disposed of by sale: Woolens move slowly in the summer.
8. To change posture or position; stir: was afraid to move.
9. Games To change the position of a piece in a board game.
10. To be put in motion or to turn according to a prescribed motion. Used of machinery.
11. To exhibit great activity or energy.
12. To initiate an action; act.
13. To be active in a particular environment: moves in diplomatic circles.
14. To stir the emotions: words that have the power to move.
15. To make a formal motion in parliamentary procedure: move for an adjournment.
16. To evacuate. Used of the bowels.
v.tr.
1. To change the place or position of: moved her office; could not move his arm.
2. To cause to go from one place to another: moved the crowd away.
3. Games To change (a piece) from one position to another in a board game: moved a pawn.
4. To change the course of: moved the discussion to other matters.
5. To dislodge from a fixed point of view, as by persuasion: "Speak to him, ladies, see if you can move him" (Shakespeare).
6. To prompt to an action; rouse: Anger moved her to speak out.
7.
a. To set or keep in motion.
b. To cause to function.
c. To cause to progress or advance.
8.
a. To arouse the emotions of; affect.
b. To excite or provoke to the expression of an emotion: The film moved me to tears. See Synonyms at affect1.
9.
a. To propose or request in formal parliamentary procedure: moved that a vote be taken.
b. To make formal application to (a court, for example).
10. To dispose of by sale: moved the new merchandise quickly.
11. To cause (the bowels) to evacuate.
n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of moving.
b. A particular manner of moving: made some intricate moves on the dance floor.
2. A change of residence or location.
3. Games
a. An act of transferring a piece from one position to another in board games.
b. The prescribed manner in which a piece may be played.
c. A participant's turn to make a play.
4. An action taken to achieve an objective; a maneuver: a move to halt the arms race.
Phrasal Verb:
move in
To begin to occupy a residence or place of business.
Idioms:
get a move on Informal
To get started; get going.
move in on
1. To make intrusive advances toward; intrude on.
2. To attempt to seize control of: moving in on their territory.
on the move
1. Busily moving about; active: A nurse is on the move all day.
2. Going from one place to another: troops on the move.
3. Making progress; advancing: a technology that is clearly on the move.

[Middle English moven, from Old French movoir, from Latin movre; see meu- in Indo-European roots.]

move [muːv]
vb
1. to go or take from one place to another; change in location or position
2. (usually intr) to change (one's dwelling, place of business, etc.)
3. to be or cause to be in motion; stir
4. (Engineering / General Engineering) (intr) (of machines, etc.) to work or operate
5. (tr) to cause (to do something); prompt
6. (intr) to begin to act move soon or we'll lose the order
7. (Sociology) (intr) to associate oneself with a specified social circle to move in exalted spheres
8. (intr) to make progress
9. (tr) to arouse affection, pity, or compassion in; touch
10. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) (in board games) to change the position of (a piece) or (of a piece) to change position
11. (Business / Commerce) (intr) (of merchandise) to be disposed of by being bought
12. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) (when tr, often takes a clause as object; when intr, often foll by for) to suggest (a proposal) formally, as in debating or parliamentary procedure
13. (intr; usually foll by on or along) to go away or to another place; leave
14. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to cause (the bowels) to evacuate or (of the bowels) to be evacuated
15. (intr) Informal to be exciting or active the party started moving at twelve
move heaven and earth to take every step possible (to achieve something)
n
1. the act of moving; movement
2. one of a sequence of actions, usually part of a plan; manoeuvre
3. the act of moving one's residence, place of business, etc.
4. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) (in board games)
a.  a player's turn to move his piece or take other permitted action
b.  a permitted manoeuvre of a piece
get a move on Informal
a.  to get started
b.  to hurry up
make a move (usually used with a negative) Informal to take even the slightest action don't make a move without phoning me
make one's move to commit oneself to a position or course of action
on the move
a.  travelling from place to place
b.  advancing; succeeding
c.  very active; busy
[from Anglo-French mover, from Latin movēre]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.movemove - the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
demarche - a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs
tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre, maneuver, manoeuvre - a move made to gain a tactical end
2.move - the act of changing your residence or place of business; "they say that three moves equal one fire"
flit - a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
overspill - the relocation of people from overcrowded cities; they are accommodated in new houses or apartments in smaller towns
3.movemove - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
abduction - (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body
adduction - (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
agitation - the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)
body English - a motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction
circumduction - a circular movement of a limb or eye
disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion
fetal movement, foetal movement - motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
flit, dart - a sudden quick movement
gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
headshake, headshaking - the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement; "I could tell from their headshakes that they didn't believe me"
inclining, inclination - the act of inclining; bending forward; "an inclination of his head indicated his agreement"
everting, eversion, inversion - the act of turning inside out
upending, inversion - turning upside down; setting on end
jerking, jolt, saccade, jerk - an abrupt spasmodic movement
kicking, kick - a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics; "the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"; "the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
kneel, kneeling - supporting yourself on your knees
pitching, lurch, pitch - abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
eye movement - the movement of the eyes
opening - the act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
prostration - the act of assuming a prostrate position
reaching, stretch, reach - the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
reciprocation - alternating back-and-forth movement
reclining - the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
retraction - the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
retroflection, retroflexion - the act of bending backward
rotary motion, rotation - the act of rotating as if on an axis; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"
closing, shutting - the act of closing something
sitting - the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position; "he read the mystery at one sitting"
posing, sitting - (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait); "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"
snap - the act of snapping the fingers; movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand; "he gave his fingers a snap"
squatting, squat - the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
sweep - a movement in an arc; "a sweep of his arm"
toss - an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"
vibration, quivering, quiver - the act of vibrating
wave - a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
flutter, waver, flicker - the act of moving back and forth
standing - the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
straddle, span - the act of sitting or standing astride
stroke - a single complete movement
squirm, wiggle, wriggle - the act of wiggling
eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy - the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
4.move - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
coming, approach, approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, progression, procession, advance - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement
lunge, lurch - the act of moving forward suddenly
travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
chase, pursual, pursuit, following - the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
ascending, rise, ascent, ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction
descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
swinging, vacillation, swing - changing location by moving back and forth
return - the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
glide, coast, slide - the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
slippage - failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"
flow, stream - the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
crawl - a very slow movement; "the traffic advanced at a crawl"
hurrying, speeding, speed - changing location rapidly
displacement, translation - the act of uniform movement
shifting, shift - the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
rush, rushing, haste, hurry - the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book"
maneuver, manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"
migration - the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
5.move - (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game
chess move - the act of moving a chess piece
game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game"
turn, play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
Verb1.movemove - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
circulate, go around, spread - become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"
ease - move gently or carefully; "He eased himself into the chair"
whish - move with a whishing sound; "The car whished past her"
float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
swap - move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science
seek - go to or towards; "a liquid seeks its own level"
whine - move with a whining sound; "The bullets were whining past us"
fly - be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
ride - move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky"
come - cover a certain distance; "She came a long way"
ghost - move like a ghost; "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"
betake oneself - displace oneself; go from one location to another
overfly, pass over - fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus"
travel - undergo transportation as in a vehicle; "We travelled North on Rte. 508"
wend - direct one's course or way; "wend your way through the crowds"
do - travel or traverse (a distance); "This car does 150 miles per hour"; "We did 6 miles on our hike every day"
raft - travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"
get about, get around - move around; move from place to place; "How does she get around without a car?"
resort, repair - move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"
cruise - travel at a moderate speed; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude"
journey, travel - travel upon or across; "travel the oceans"
come, come up - move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"
move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
round - wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
trundle - move heavily; "the streetcar trundled down the avenue"
push - move strenuously and with effort; "The crowd pushed forward"
travel purposefully - travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal
swing - change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward"
rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
take the air, walk - take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
meander, thread, wind, wander, weave - to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
spirt, spurt, forge - move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
crawl, creep - move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; "The crocodile was crawling along the riverbed"
scramble - to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"
slither, slide - to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
roll, wheel - move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle; "The President's convoy rolled past the crowds"
glide - move smoothly and effortlessly
jounce, bounce - move up and down repeatedly
breeze - to proceed quickly and easily
2.move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
mobilise, mobilize, circulate - cause to move around; "circulate a rumor"
relocate - move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"
dislocate, luxate, splay, slip - move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
translate - change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation
station, post, send, place - assign to a station
raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate - change the arrangement or position of
channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
funnel - move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
brandish, wave, flourish - move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"
draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
tug - move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out of the mud"
disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
mesh, lock, operate, engage - keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
set in motion, launch - get going; give impetus to; "launch a career"; "Her actions set in motion a complicated judicial process"
twine, wrap, wind, roll - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"
unroll, unwind, wind off - reverse the winding or twisting of; "unwind a ball of yarn"
wedge, squeeze, force - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
work - move into or onto; "work the raisins into the dough"; "the student worked a few jokes into his presentation"; "work the body onto the flatbed truck"
disgorge, shed, spill - cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; "spill the beans all over the table"
slop, spill, splatter - cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container; "spill the milk"; "splatter water"
unseat - dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse
disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
root out, deracinate, extirpate, uproot - pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"
press down, depress - press down; "Depress the space key"
lift - take hold of something and move it to a different location; "lift the box onto the table"
riffle, ruffle, flick - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
work - move in an agitated manner; "His fingers worked with tension"
take back - move text to the previous line; in printing
centre, center - move into the center; "That vase in the picture is not centered"
pump - move up and down; "The athlete pumps weights in the gym"
3.move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled manner
quicken - show signs of life; "the fetus quickened"
stretch out, stretch - extend one's body or limbs; "Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
click, flick, snap - cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers"
flex, bend - bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
spread, propagate - become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
reach out, reach - move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"
potter around, putter around, potter, putter - move around aimlessly
trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"
drop back - take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football; "The defender dropped back behind his teammate"
hit the deck, hit the dirt - fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"
gravitate - move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"
fly - move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
ease up, give way, move over, yield, give - move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"
cut to - move to another scene when filming; "The camera cut to the sky"
lurch, pitch, shift - move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
jolt, jar - move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
duck - to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away; "Before he could duck, another stone struck him"
bob - move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"
wallow, welter - roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, writhe, wrestle - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"
wobble, coggle - move unsteadily; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled down the street"
sashay, sidle - move sideways
sidle - move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"
sail, sweep - move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
sweep, brush - sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience"
wamble, waggle - move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion
chop - move suddenly
reciprocate - alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"
move back and forth - move in one direction and then into the opposite direction
nod - sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion; "the flowers were nodding in the breeze"
pulsate, quiver, beat - move with or as if with a regular alternating motion; "the city pulsated with music and excitement"
thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
teeter, totter, seesaw - move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
hitch, jerk, buck - jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch - heel over; "The tower is tilting"; "The ceiling is slanting"
careen, wobble, tilt, shift - move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
roil, churn, moil, boil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"
stand still - remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile; "Traffic stood still when the funeral procession passed by"
4.move - change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
relocate - become established in a new location; "Our company relocated to the Midwest"
move in - move into a new house or office
move out - move out of one's old house or office
evacuate - move out of an unsafe location into safety; "After the earthquake, residents were evacuated"
migrate, transmigrate - move from one country or region to another and settle there; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
migrate - move periodically or seasonally; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
stay put, stick, stick around, stay - stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"
5.move - follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
work - proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity; "work your way through every problem or task"; "She was working on her second martini when the guests arrived"; "Start from the bottom and work towards the top"
venture, embark - proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
steamroll, steamroller - proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller"
6.move - be in a state of action; "she is always moving"
bestir, rouse - become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
7.move - go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
vary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
step - move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
scroll - move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"
lapse, sink, pass - pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana"
8.move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
take turns, alternate - do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
end up, fetch up, wind up, finish, finish up, land up - finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
festinate, hasten, look sharp, hurry, rush - act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
interrupt, disturb - destroy the peace or tranquility of; "Don't interrupt me when I'm reading"
react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
go ahead, plow ahead - proceed (with a plan of action); "He went ahead with the project"
aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
force - do forcibly; exert force; "Don't force it!"
create - pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity; "Don't disturb him--he is creating"
come to the fore, step forward, step to the fore, come forward, step up, come out - make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"
pay back, repay, reward - act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
satisfice, satisfise - decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal; "optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice"
manoeuver, manoeuvre, maneuver - act in order to achieve a certain goal; "He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"
dispatch - dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; "He dispatched the task he was assigned"
evade - practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
race - to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
use - habitually do something (use only in the past tense); "She used to call her mother every week but now she calls only occasionally"; "I used to get sick when I ate in that dining hall"; "They used to vacation in the Bahamas"
play it by ear - decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation; "She didn't know what to expect from her new job, so she played it by ear"
play - act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome; "This factor played only a minor part in his decision"; "This development played into her hands"; "I played no role in your dismissal"
deal - take action with respect to (someone or something); "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"
partner - act as a partner; "Astaire partnered Rogers"
exert - make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"
egotrip - act in a way that attracts attention; "This teacher always egotrips and the students don't like him"
reciprocate - act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
go, proceed, move - follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels"
come close - nearly do something; "She came close to quitting her job"
perform - perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
dare, make bold, presume - take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"
engage, pursue, prosecute - carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"
act on - regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice; "The Founding Fathers acted on certain moral principles"
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
react, oppose - act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
take time by the forelock - act quickly and decisively; not let slip an opportunity
coact - act together, as of organisms
volunteer, offer - agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
9.movemove - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
infect - affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"
surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
ingrain, instill, impress - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
awaken - make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"
incite, motivate, prompt, propel, actuate, move - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
engrave - impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"
strike dumb - render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement"
zap - strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"
jar - affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
hit home, strike a note, strike home, strike a chord - refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!"
smite - affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"
cloud - make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
pierce - move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
impress - impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience"
sweep off, sweep away - overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away"
disturb, trouble, upset - move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
touch, stir - affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
sadden - make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"
alienate - make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"
come to, hit, strike - cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
10.move - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
11.move - arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
incite, motivate, prompt, propel, actuate, move - give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
12.move - dispose of by selling; "The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers"
sell - exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent; "He sold his house in January"; "She sells her body to survive and support her drug habit"
13.move - progress by being changed; "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
14.move - live one's life in a specified environment; "she moves in certain circles only"
live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
15.move - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"
make a motion, move - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
bluff, bluff out - deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand
stalemate - subject to a stalemate
castle - move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king
serve - put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
open - make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
cast, draw - choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
ruff, trump - play a trump
maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, operate - perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
check - decline to initiate betting
16.movemove - propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting
propose, suggest, advise - make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"
move, go - have a turn; make one's move in a game; "Can I go now?"

move
verb
1. transfer, change, carry, transport, switch, shift, transpose She moved the sheaf of papers into position.
2. go, walk, march, advance, progress, shift, proceed, stir, budge, make a move, change position She waited for him to get up, but he didn't move.
3. take action, act, do something, take steps, take the initiative, make a move, get moving (informal), take measures Industrialists must move fast to take advantage of this opportunity.
4. relocate, leave, remove, quit, go away, migrate, emigrate, move house, flit (Scot. & Northern English dialect), decamp, up sticks (Brit. informal), pack your bags (informal), change residence My home is in Yorkshire and I don't want to move.
5. change, shift, convert, transform, alter, diversify He moved from being a researcher to being a lecturer.
6. progress, develop, advance, make progress, make headway Events are moving fast.
7. change your mind, change, shift, reconsider, budge, climb down, do a U-turn, back-pedal, do an about-turn (Brit. informal), change your tune, do an aboutface He made it clear he would not move on this issue.
8. drive, lead, cause, influence, persuade, push, shift, inspire, prompt, stimulate, motivate, induce, shove, activate, propel, rouse, prod, incite, impel, set going The hearings moved him to come up with these suggestions.
drive stop, prevent, discourage, deter, dissuade
9. touch, affect, excite, impress, stir, agitate, disquiet, make an impression on, tug at your heartstrings (often facetious) These stories surprised and moved me.
10. circulate, mix, associate, go round, hang out (informal), socialize, keep company, fraternize She moves in high society circles in London.
11. propose, suggest, urge, recommend, request, advocate, submit, put forward I moved that the case be dismissed.
noun
1. action, act, step, movement, shift, motion, manoeuvre, deed Daniel's eyes followed her every move.
2. ploy, action, measure, step, trick, initiative, stroke, tactic, manoeuvre, deed, dodge, tack, ruse, gambit, stratagem The cut in interest rates was a wise move.
3. transfer, posting, shift, removal, migration, relocation, flit (Scot. & Northern English dialect), flitting (Scot. & Northern English dialect), change of address He announced his move to Montparnasse in 1909.
4. turn, go, play, chance, shot (informal), opportunity It's your move, chess fans tell Sports Minister.
get a move on speed up, hurry (up), get going, get moving, get cracking (informal), step on it (informal), make haste, shake a leg (informal), get your skates on (informal), stir yourself I'd better get a move on if I want to finish on time.
make a move
5. leave, split (informal), be off, set off, depart, get going, push off (informal), be on your way, shove off (informal), take yourself off, skedaddle (informal), take your leave I suppose we'd better make a move.
6. take action, act, do something, take the initiative, get moving (informal), take measure A week before the deal, they made a move to pull out.
on the move (Informal)
7. in transit, moving, travelling, journeying, on the road (informal), under way, voyaging, on the run, in motion, on the wing My husband and I were always on the move.
8. active, moving, developing, advancing, progressing, succeeding, stirring, going forward, astir Aviation is on the move, and many airlines are forming alliances.
Translations
move [muːv]
A. N
1. (= movement) → movimiento m
to watch sb's every moveobservar a algn sin perder detalle, acechar a algn cada movimiento
to get a move on (with sth) (= hurry up) → darse prisa or (LAm) apurarse (con algo)
get a move on!¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate!(LAm)
to make a move (= start to leave, go) → ponerse en marcha
it was midnight and no-one had made a moveera medianoche pero nadie daba señales de irse
it's time we made a movees hora de irnos
to be on the move (= travelling) → estar de viaje; [troops, army] → estar avanzando
to be always on the move [nomads, circus] → andar siempre de aquí para allá; [animal, child] → no saber estar quieto
Spain is a country on the moveEspaña es país en marcha
2. (in game) (= turn) → jugada f
whose move is it?¿a quién le toca jugar?
it's my movees mi turno, me toca a mí
to have the first movesalir
3. (fig) (= step, action) the government's first movela primera gestión del gobierno
what's the next move?¿qué hacemos ahora?, y ahora ¿qué?
that was a bad movefue una mala decisión
there was a move to defeat the proposalse tomaron medidas para rechazar la propuesta
to make a move/the first movedar un/el primer paso
it's up to him to make the first movele toca a él dar el primer paso
without making the least move to + INFINsin hacer la menor intención de + infin
4. (= house removal) → mudanza f; (to different job) → traslado m
it's our third move in two yearsésta es la tercera vez en dos años que nos mudamos
B. VT
1. (= change place of) → cambiar de lugar, cambiar de sitio; [+ part of body] → mover; [+ chess piece etc] → jugar, mover; (= transport) → transportar, trasladar
you've moved all my things!¡has cambiado de sitio todas mis cosas!
if we can move the table a few inchessi podemos mover la mesa unos centímetros
can you move your fingers?¿puedes mover los dedos?
to move housemudarse
move your chair nearer the fireacerca or arrima la silla al fuego
move the cupboard out of the cornersaca el armario del rincón
he moved his family out of the war zonetrasladó a su familia fuera de la zona de guerra
he asked to be moved to London/to a new departmentpidió el traslado a Londres/a otro departamento
2. (= cause sth to move) → mover
the breeze moved the leaves gentlyla brisa movía or agitaba dulcemente las hojas
to move one's bowelshacer de vientre, evacuar
move those children off the grass!¡quite esos niños del césped!
see also heaven 1
3. (= change timing of) to move sth forward/back [+ event, date] → adelantar/aplazar algo
we'll have to move the meeting to later in the weektendremos que aplazar la reunión para otro día de la semana
4. (fig) (= sway) he will not be easily movedno se dejará convencer
"we shall not be moved""no nos moverán"
5. (= motivate) to move sb to do sthmover or inducir a algn a hacer algo
I'll do it when the spirit moves me (hum) → lo haré cuando sienta la revelación divina(hum)
6. (emotionally) → conmover, emocionar
to be movedestar conmovido
to be easily movedser impresionable, ser sensible
to move sb to tears/angerhacer llorar/enfadar a algn
to move sb to pityprovocar la compasión de algn
7. (frm) (= propose) to move a resolutionproponer una resolución
to move thatproponer que ...
8. (Comm) [+ merchandise] → colocar, vender
C. VI
1. (gen) → moverse
she moves beautifullyse mueve con elegancia
move!¡muévete!, ¡menéate!
don't move!¡no te muevas!
I saw something moving in the bushesvi moverse algo entre los arbustos
you can't move for books in that roomhay tantos libros en esa habitación que es casi imposible moverse
to move freely [piece of machinery] → tener juego; [person, traffic] → circular libremente
I won't move from hereno me muevo de aquí
to move in high societyfrecuentar la buena sociedad
let's move into the gardenvamos al jardín
he has moved into another classse ha cambiado de clase
they hope to move into the British marketquieren introducirse en or penetrar el mercado británico
keep moving!¡no te pares!; (order from traffic policeman) → ¡circulen!
the policeman kept the traffic movingel policía mantuvo la circulación fluida
the procession moved slowly out of sightla procesión avanzaba lentamente hasta que desapareció en la distancia
it's time we were movinges hora de irnos
she moved to the next roompasó a la habitación de al lado
he moved slowly towards the dooravanzó or se acercó lentamente hacia la puerta
to move to or towards independenceavanzar or encaminarse hacia la independencia
2. (= move house) → mudarse, trasladarse
the family moved to a new housela familia se mudó or se trasladó a una casa nueva
to move to the countrymudarse or trasladarse al campo
the company has moved to larger officesla empresa se ha trasladado or mudado a oficinas mayores
3. (= travel) → ir; (= be in motion) → estar en movimiento
the bus was moving at 50kphel autobús iba a 50kph
the car was not movingel coche no estaba en movimiento
do not get out while the bus is movingno se baje mientras el autobús esté en marcha
he was certainly moving!¡iba como el demonio!
4. (Comm) [goods] → venderse
5. (= progress) things are moving at lastpor fin se empiezan a mover las cosas
he certainly knows how to get things movingése sí que sabe poner las cosas en marcha
6. (in games) → jugar, hacer una jugada
who moves next?¿a quién le toca jugar?
it's you to movete toca a ti jugar
white moves (Chess) → blanco juega
the knight moves like thisel caballo se mueve así
7. (= take steps) → dar un paso, tomar medidas
the government must move firstel gobierno ha de dar el primer paso
the council moved to stop the abuseel consejo tomó medidas para corregir el abuso
we'll have to move quickly if we want to get that contracttendremos que actuar inmediatamente si queremos hacernos con ese contrato
move about move around
A. VT + ADV
1. (= place in different position) → cambiar de sitio
2. (= employee) → trasladar de un sitio a otro
B. VI + ADV
1. (= fidget) → moverse
2. (= walk about) → andar
3. (= travel) → viajar de un sitio a otro
to move about freelycircular libremente
move along
A. VT + ADV [+ crowd] → hacer circular
B. VI + ADV
1. [crowd] → circular
move along there!¡circulen!
2. (= move forward) → avanzar, adelantarse
3. (on bench etc) → correrse, hacerse a un lado
move aside
A. VT + ADVapartar
move away
A. VT + ADV
1. (gen) → apartar, alejar
2. (= move to another place) → mover
B. VI + ADV
1. (= move aside) → apartarse
2. (= leave) → irse, marcharse
to move away (from)marcharse(de)
3. (= move house) → mudarse
move back
A. VT + ADV
1. [+ crowd] → hacer retroceder
2. (to former place) → volver, regresar
3. [+ employee] → volver a trasladar
4. (= postpone) → aplazar, posponer
let's move the meeting back to Fridayvamos a aplazar or posponer la reunión hasta el viernes
B. VI + ADV
1. (= withdraw) → retroceder, retirarse
2. (to former place) → volver, regresar
3. (= move house) they moved back to Burgos againvolvieron a mudarse a Burgos
move down
A. VT + ADV
1. [+ person, object] → bajar
2. (on bench etc) → hacer correrse
3. (Scol) [+ pupil] I may have to move you down (a group)puede que tenga que ponerte en un nivel más bajo
B. VI + ADV
1. [person, object] → bajar
2. (on bench etc) → correrse
3. (Scol) [pupil] he has had to move down one classha tenido que cambiarse al curso inmediatamente inferior
4. (Sport) (in league) → descender(a la división inferior )
move forward
A. VT + ADV
1.avanzar
2. (= bring forward) [+ date, meeting] → adelantar
to move the clocks forwardadelantar los relojes
B. VI + ADVadelantarse
move in
A. VT + ADV (= take inside) → meter, llevar hacia dentro
B. VI + ADV
1. (into accommodation) → instalarse
to move in with sbirse a vivir con algn
2. (= start operations) → ponerse manos a la obra, intervenir (Comm) (to new market) → introducirse
drug dealers soon moved inlos traficantes de drogas se pusieron rápidamente manos a la obra
3. (= come closer) → acercarse (on a) [army] → avanzar (on sobre)
move off
A. VT + ADVsacar
B. VI + ADV
1. (= go away) → irse, marcharse
2. (= start moving) → ponerse en marcha
move on
A. VT + ADV
1. [+ crowd etc] → hacer circular
2. [+ hands of clock] → adelantar
B. VI + ADV
1. [person, vehicle] → circular
2. (fig)
2.1. [time] → pasar
2.2. (to new job) this training will prove useful when you want to move onesta formación te resultará útil cuando quieras cambiar de trabajo
she wanted to move on to a bigger companyquería irse a trabajar a una empresa mayor
2.3. (in discussion) → pasar (to a) let's leave it there and move on (to the next point)dejémoslo aquí y pasemos al punto siguiente
2.4. (= change) → cambiar
things have moved on since your visitlas cosas han cambiado desde tu visita
move out
A. VT + ADV
1. [+ person, object] → sacar
2. [+ troops] → retirar
B. VI + ADV
1. (= leave accommodation) → mudarse
to move out of an areamarcharse de un barrio
to move out of a flatmudarse de un piso or (LAm) departamento
2. (= withdraw) [troops] → retirarse
move over
A. VT + ADVhacer a un lado, correr
B. VI + ADV
1. (on bench, seat) → correrse, hacerse a un lado
move over!¡córrete!
2. (fig) if he can't do the job, he should move over to let someone else have a chancesi no sabe hacerlo, debería dejarlo para que otro lo intente
we should move over to a different systemnos convendría cambiar de sistema
move up
A. VT + ADV
1. [+ object, person] → subir
2. [+ troops] → trasladar al frente
3. (= promote) → ascender
B. VI + ADV
1. (= make room) → correrse
2. (= increase) [shares, rates etc] → subir
3. (= be promoted) → ascender, ser ascendido
to move up a class [pupil] → pasar de curso, pasar al curso inmediatamente superior

move [ˈmuːv]
n
(= movement) → mouvement m
His eyes followed her every move → Il suivait ses moindres mouvements du regard.
a move to the right (political)un virage à droite
to make a move (= get going) → y aller
to be on the move (= go from place to place) → se déplacer
to be always on the move → se déplacer constamment, être constamment par monts et par vaux
to get a move on (= hurry up) → se dépêcher, se remuer
Get a move on! → Remue-toi!
(= action) → mesure f
Many experts were critical of the move → De nombreux experts ont critiqué cette mesure.
What will his next move be?
BUT Que va-t-il faire maintenant?.
a move to do sth → une mesure destinée à faire qch
to be a clever move (= clever thing to do) → être une manœuvre habile
to be a wise move (= wise thing to do) → être une sage décision
to be a good move (= a good thing to do) → être une bonne idée
to make a move (= take action) → agir
to make a move to do sth → prendre des mesures pour faire qch
to make the first move (= take the initiative) → faire le premier pas
(= decision)
the government move to drop the plan → la décision du gouvernement d'abandonner le projet
A government move to drop the plan could affect share prices → Si le gouvernement décidait d'abandonner le projet, les cours de la Bourse pourraient s'en ressentir.
(= trend) the move towards sth → l'évolution vers qch
the move towards independence → l'évolution vers l'indépendance
(in board game)coup m
(= turn to play) → tour m
It's your move → C'est ton tour.
(= transfer) [employee] → mutation f; [player] → transfert m
(= change of house) → déménagement m
our move from Oxford to Luton → notre déménagement d'Oxford à Luton
vt
[+ thing] → déplacer, bouger
Could you move your stuff please? → Est-ce que tu peux bouger tes affaires, s'il te plaît?
[+ event] → changer la date de; [+ date] → changer
to move sth to a later date [+ event] → reporter qch à une date ultérieure
The club has moved its meeting to 22 January → Le club a reporté son assemblée au 22 janvier.
(= transfer) [+ employee] → muter
to move sb to another department → muter qn dans un autre service
(= change premises) to move house → déménager
to move offices → déménager
to move jobs → changer d'emploi
(emotionally)émouvoir
to be moved by sth → être ému(e) par qch
I was very moved by the film → J'ai été très émue par ce film.
to move sb to do sth (= lead) → pousser or inciter qn à faire qch
[+ resolution] → proposer
to move that ... (in debate)proposer que ...
vi
(gen)bouger, remuer
Don't move! → Ne bouge pas!
[events] → évoluer
[traffic] → circuler
[vehicle] → avancer
The car was moving very slowly → La voiture avançait très lentement.
to begin to move [train] → partir
(also move house) → déménager
We're moving in July → Nous allons déménager en juillet.
(= make change) to move to [+ different town, country] → aller vivre à
she moved to another job → elle a changé d'emploi
to move to the right (politically)évoluer vers la droite
move about
vi
(from town to town)voyager, se déplacer
(in room, house)se déplacer
as he moved about → tandis qu'il se déplaçait
He thought he heard Sue moving about upstairs → Il lui sembla entendre Sue marcher à l'étage., Il lui sembla entendre Sue se déplacer à l'étage.
(= fidget) → remuer
move along
vi
(= advance) → avancer
[person in line] → avancer; [person on bench] → se pousser
(= get out of the way) → circuler
Move along, there's nothing to see! → Circulez, il n'y a rien à voir!
(= proceed) [research, events] → avancer, progresser
vt sep
(= expedite) [+ matters, things] → faire avancer
I hope we can move things along without too much delay → J'espère que nous pourrons faire avancer les choses sans trop de retard.
[+ bystanders] → faire circuler
vt fus (= walk along) [+ line, bank, wall, beach] → longer
to move along the street [walker] → marcher dans la rue
move around
vi
(from town to town)voyager, se déplacer
(in room, house)se déplacer
as he moved around → tandis qu'il se déplaçait
He thought he heard Sue moving around upstairs → Il lui sembla entendre Sue marcher à l'étage.
(= fidget) → remuer
move away
vi
(from home, town)s'en aller, s'éloigner
(from window, door)s'éloigner
move back
vi
(to town, area, country) (= come back) → revenir (= go back) → retourner
He recently moved back to Britain → Il est récemment revenu or retourné vivre en Grande-Bretagne.
(in board game)reculer
Move back three squares → Reculez de trois cases.
vt sep
[+ people]
The police moved the crowd back → faire reculer
[+ object] (= move further back) → reculer
Please move your car back a bit → Reculez un peu votre voiture, s'il vous plaît.
(= return to former position) → remettre à sa place
That's ok. You can move the table back now → C'est bon, vous pouvez remettre la table à sa place maintenant.
move down
vi
[price] → baisser
to move down to [+ town, area] → aller vivre à
move forward
vi
(gen) [person] → avancer
[player of board game] → avancer
Move forward three squares → Avancez de trois cases.
vt sep [+ thing] → avancer; [+ people] → faire avancer
move in
vi
(to a house)emménager
They're moving in next week → Ils emménagent la semaine prochaine.
to move in with sb (= start living with) → emménager avec qn
to move in to do sth → intervenir pour faire qch
The troops moved in to stop the riot → L'armée est intervenue pour mettre un terme à l'émeute.
move into
vt fus [+ house] [tenant, house-buyer] → emménager dans
She's about to move into a flat → Elle s'apprête à emménager dans un appartement.
you can move into my apartment (= stay with me) → tu peux venir vivre chez moi
move off
vis'éloigner, s'en aller
move on
vi
[traveller] → se remettre en route
to move on to [+ town, country] → partir pour
(= do something different) → passer à autre chose
Now, can we move on and discuss productivity? → Et si nous passions maintenant au problème de la productivité?
to move on to sth → passer à qch
vt sep
[+ onlookers, busker, beggar] → faire circuler
to move things on (= make progress) → faire avancer
move out
vi (of house)déménager
move over
vise pousser
Could you move over a bit? → Est-ce que vous pouvez vous pousser un peu?
move towards
vt fus
[+ person, thing] → se diriger vers
[+ goal] → s'acheminer vers
They are moving towards parliamentary democracy → Ils s'acheminent vers une démocratie parlementaire.
move up
vi
(on bench, sofa)se pousser
[employee] → avoir de l'avancement
to move up to a managerial position → passer à un poste de direction

move
TRANSITIVE VERB
= make sth movebewegen; wheel, windmill etc(an)treiben; (= shift) objects, furniturewoanders hinstellen; (= move away)wegstellen; (= shift about)umstellen, umräumen; chest, chairrücken; (Comput) window, fileverschieben; vehicle (driver)wegfahren; enginevon der Stelle bewegen; (= transport)befördern; (= remove) soil, dirt, rubblewegschaffen; obstacleaus dem Weg räumen; rockvon der Stelle bewegen; chess piece etcziehen mit, einen Zug machen mit; to move something to a different placeetw an einen anderen Platz stellen; to move something to the recycle bin (Comput) → etw in den Papierkorb verschieben; to be unable to move something (= lift)etw nicht von der Stelle or vom Fleck (inf)bringen; screw, nailetw nicht losbekommen; I can’t move this lid/handleder Deckel/Griff lässt sich nicht bewegen; you’ll have to move these books/your car (out of the way)Sie müssen diese Bücher wegräumen/Ihr Auto wegfahren; don’t move anything, said the detectiveverändern Sie nichts or lassen Sie alles so, wie es ist, sagte der Detektiv; you must have moved the camerada haben Sie wahrscheinlich gewackelt; recent events have moved the share index upwards/downwardsinfolge der jüngsten Ereignisse ist der Aktienindex gestiegen/gefallen
parts of bodybewegen; (= take away) armwegnehmen; one’s foot, handwegziehen; could you move your head a little to the side?können Sie vielleicht Ihren Kopf ein wenig zur Seite drehen?; he moved his face a little closerer ging mit dem Gesicht etwas näher heran; move your feet off the table!nimm deine Füße vom Tisch!; move yourself, can’t you? (= make room)können Sie nicht mal etwas Platz machen?
people: enemy, demonstratorsvertreiben; patientbewegen; (= transport)transportieren; (= transfer)verlegen; refugeestransportieren; (out of area) → evakuieren; employee (to different department) → versetzen; pupil (by authorities) → versetzen; move those peopleschicken Sie die Leute da weg; to move somebody to a hospitaljdn ins Krankenhaus einliefern; to move soldiers into a citySoldaten in eine Stadt versetzen; I’m going to move you to sales managerich werde Sie jetzt als Verkaufsleiter einsetzen; his parents moved him to another schoolseine Eltern haben ihn in eine andere Schule getan or gegeben
= change location of offices, troops, productionverlegen; (Comput) text blockverschieben; the removal men are moving us on Fridaydie Spediteure machen am Freitag unseren Umzug; we’ve been moved to a new officewir mussten in ein anderes Büro umziehen
? to move house (Brit) → umziehen
? to move office(in ein anderes Büro) umziehen
= change timing of event, dateverlegen; (= put back)verschieben; they’ve moved the meeting to 3 o’clock on Tuesdaysie haben die Sitzung auf Dienstag 15 Uhr verlegt/verschoben
= cause emotion inrühren, bewegen; (= upset)erschüttern, ergreifen; to be movedgerührt/erschüttert sein; I’m not easily moved, but …ich bin ja sonst nicht so schnell gerührt/leicht zu erschüttern, aber …; his speech really moved themsie waren von seiner Rede tief bewegt; to move somebody from an opinion etc (= sway)jdn von einer Meinung etc abbringen; I shall not be movedich bleibe hart or dabei
? to move sb to… to move somebody to tearsjdn zu Tränen rühren; to move somebody to anger/pityjds Zorn/Mitleid erregen; to move somebody to actionjdn veranlassen, etw zu unternehmen
? to move sb to do sthjdn veranlassen or bewegen (geh)or dazu bringen, etw zu tun
= propose formbeantragen; she moved an amendment to the motionsie stellte einen Abänderungsantrag; I move that we adjournich beantrage eine Vertagung
Med to move the or one’s bowelsStuhlgang haben; this mixture will help to move the bowelsdieses Mittel regt die Verdauung an or ist verdauungsfördernd
Comm (= sell)absetzen
INTRANSITIVE VERB
sich bewegen; the wheel/vehicle began to movedas Rad/Fahrzeug setzte sich in Bewegung; she moves gracefully/like a catihre Bewegungen sind anmutig/katzenhaft; nothing/nobody movednichts/niemand rührte sich; don’t move!still halten!; don’t move or I’ll shoot!keine Bewegung, oder ich schieße!
= not be stationary vehicle, shipfahren; (traffic)vorankommen; to keep movingnicht stehen bleiben; to keep somebody/something movingjdn/etw in Gang halten; keep those people moving!sorgen Sie dafür, dass die Leute weitergehen!
= move houseumziehen; we moved to London/to a bigger housewir sind nach London/in ein größeres Haus umgezogen; they moved to Germanysie sind nach Deutschland gezogen; they moved from Londonsie sind von London weggezogen
= change placegehen; (in vehicle) → fahren; he has moved to room 52er ist jetzt in Zimmer 52; she has moved to another department/a different companysie hat die Abteilung/Firma gewechselt; he used to sit here, has he moved?das war doch sein Platz, sitzt er nicht mehr da?; he has moved to Brown’ser ist zu Brown gegangen or gewechselt; have the troops moved?sind die Truppen abgezogen?; the troops moved to another basedie Truppen zogen zu einem anderen Stützpunkt weiter; move!weitergehen!; (= go away)verschwinden Sie!; don’t movegehen Sie nicht weg; I won’t move from hereich rühre mich nicht von der Stelle; it’s time we were moving or we movedes wird Zeit, dass wir gehen
= change, progress to move (away) from somethingsich von etw entfernen; to move (closer) to(wards) somethingsich einer Sache (dat)nähern; which way are events moving?in welche Richtung entwickeln sich die Dinge?; things are moving at lastendlich kommen die Dinge in Gang, endlich geschieht etwas; technology moves at an ever faster ratedie Technik macht immer raschere Fortschritte; to move with the timesmit der Zeit gehen; let’s move to another subjectwechseln wir das Thema
= go fast infeinen Zahn or ein Tempo draufhaben (inf); (= hurry up)zumachen (inf), → einen Zahn zulegen (inf); he can really moveder ist unheimlich schnell (inf); 150? that’s moving!150? das ist aber ein ganz schönes Tempo! (inf)
= be part of to move in high society/in royal circles etcin der feinen Gesellschaft/in königlichen Kreisen etc verkehren
in games = make a moveeinen Zug machen, ziehen; (= have one’s turn)am Zug sein, ziehen
= act figetwas unternehmen, Maßnahmen ergreifen; they must move firstsie müssen den ersten Schritt tun; we’ll have to move quickly (in order to avoid this)wir müssen schnell handeln(, um dies zu vermeiden); the government won’t move until …die Regierung wird nichts unternehmen, bis …
= propose, request form to move for somethingetw beantragen
Comm (= sell)sich absetzen lassen, gehen (inf)
NOUN
in game → Zug m; (fig) (= step, action)Schritt m; (= measure taken)Maßnahme f; it’s my move (lit, fig)ich bin am Zug, ich bin dran (inf); that was a bad/good/clever move (lit, fig)das war ein schlechter/guter/raffinierter Zug
? to make a move (lit, fig)einen Zug machen
? to make the first move (fig)den ersten Zug machen, den ersten Schritt tun
= movementBewegung f; to watch somebody’s every movejdn nicht aus den Augen lassen
? to make a move (= go, leave) nobody had made a move (toward(s) going)keiner hatte Anstalten gemacht zu gehen; it’s time we made a movees wird Zeit, dass wir gehen or dass wir uns auf den Weg machen
? to make a move to do sth (fig)Anstalten machen, etw zu tun
? to be on the move (things, people)in Bewegung sein; (fig: developments) → im Fluss sein; (person: in different places) → unterwegs or auf Achse (inf)sein; (vehicle)fahren; (country, institutions etc)sich im Umbruch befinden
? to get a move on (with sth) (inf: = hurry up) → sich beeilen (mit etw); (= make quick progress)(mit etw) vorankommen; get a move on!nun mach schon! (inf), → mach mal zu! (inf)
= change of house etcUmzug m; (to different job) → Stellenwechsel m; (to different department) → Wechsel m; (to different system etc) → Übergang m
PHRASAL VERBS
? move about (Brit) vt sep (= place in different positions)umarrangieren; furniture, ornaments etcumstellen, umräumen; parts of body(hin und her) bewegen; (= fiddle with)herumspielen mit; employeeversetzen; (= make travel)umher- or herumschicken; the families of servicemen get moved about a lotdie Familien von Militärpersonal müssen oft umziehen visich (hin und her) bewegen; (= fidget)herumzappeln; (= travel)unterwegs sein; (= move house)umziehen; I can hear him moving aboutich höre ihn herumlaufen; the car/stick will help her to move aboutmit dem Auto/Stock ist sie beweglicher
? move along vt sepweiterrücken; carvorfahren; bystanders etczum Weitergehen veranlassen; they are trying to move things alongsie versuchen, die Dinge voranzutreiben vi (along seat etc) → auf- or durchrücken; (along pavement, bus etc) → weitergehen; (cars)weiterfahren
? move around vti sep = move about
? move aside vt sepzur Seite rücken or schieben, beiseiterücken or -schieben; personbeiseitedrängen vizur Seite gehen, Platz machen
? move away vt sepwegräumen; carwegfahren; personwegschicken; (to different town, job etc) → versetzen; troopsabziehen; (pupil)wegsetzen; to move somebody away from somebody/somethingjdn von jdm/etw entfernen vi
(= move aside)aus dem Weg gehen, weggehen; (= leave, people) → weggehen; (vehicle)losfahren; (= move house)fort- or wegziehen (from aus, von); (firm)wegziehen (from von, aus), verziehen; (person, from department) → verlassen (→ from +acc); (from job) → wechseln (→ from +acc)
(fig)sich entfernen (from von); the country is moving away from communismdas Land entfernt sich vom Kommunismus

? move back vt sep
(to former place) → zurückstellen; peoplezurückbringen; (into old house, town) → wieder unterbringen (→ into in +dat); (to job) → zurückversetzen; soldierszurückbeordern; they’ll move you back when the danger is pastSie werden zurückgeschickt, wenn die Gefahr vorbei ist
(to the rear) thingszurückschieben or -rücken; carzurückfahren; chess piecezurückziehen, zurückgehen mit; peoplezurückdrängen; troopszurückziehen
vi
(to former place) → zurückkommen; (into one’s house) → wieder einziehen (→ into in +acc); (into old job) → zurückgehen (to zu); (fig, to theory, ideology) → zurückkehren (to zu)
(to the rear) → zurückweichen; (troops)sich zurückziehen; (car)zurückfahren; move back, please!bitte zurücktreten!

? move down vt sep (downwards) → (weiter) nach unten stellen; (along) → (weiter) nach hinten stellen; pupilzurückstufen; (Sport) → absteigen lassen; move that item further down the listführen Sie diesen Punkt weiter unten auf der Liste auf; he moved the cows/soldiers down to the plainser trieb die Kühe/beorderte die Soldaten ins Flachland hinunter vi (downwards) → nach unten rücken or rutschen; (along) → weiterrücken or -rutschen; (in bus etc) → nach hinten aufrücken; (pupil)zurückgestuft werden; (team etc)absteigen, zurückfallen (→ to auf +acc); move (right) down the bus, please!rücken Sie bitte (ans hintere Ende des Busses) auf!; he had to move down a year (pupil)er musste eine Klasse zurück; when the nomads/cows moved down to the plainsals die Nomaden/Kühe ins Flachland herunterkamen
? move forward vt sep
personvorgehen lassen; chair, table etcvorziehen, vorrücken; chess piecevorziehen, vorgehen mit; carvorfahren; troopsvorrücken lassen
(fig: = advance) event, datevorverlegen; to move the clock forwarddie Uhr vorstellen
vi (person)vorrücken; (crowd)sich vorwärts bewegen; (car)vorwärts fahren; (troops)vorrücken; the clocks move forward tomorrowmorgen werden die Uhren vorgestellt
? move in vt sep
police, troops, extra staffeinsetzen (→ -to in +dat); (= march/drive in)einrücken lassen (→ -to in +acc); (= take inside) luggage etchineinstellen (→ -to in +acc); carhineinfahren (→ -to in +acc)
the council hasn’t moved us in(to the house) yetdie Stadt hat uns noch nicht im Haus untergebracht; when will the removal firm (Brit) or moving company (US) move our things in?wann macht die Spedition unseren Umzug?
vi
(into accommodation) → einziehen (→ -to in +acc); to move in togetherzusammenziehen
(= come closer)sich nähern (→ on dat), → näher herankommen (→ on an +acc); (camera)näher herangehen (→ on an +acc); (police, troops)anrücken; (= start operations) (workers)(an)kommen, anfangen; (hooligans, firms)auf den Plan treten; to move in on somebody (police, troops)gegen jdn vorrücken; the big concerns moved in on the marketdie großen Konzerne etablierten sich auf dem Markt; the troops moved into the towndie Truppen rückten in die Stadt ein

? move off vt sep peoplewegschicken; move her off! (inf: car, train etc) → fahr los! vi
(= go away) (people)weggehen; (troops)abziehen
(= start moving)sich in Bewegung setzen

? move on vt sep the policeman moved them onder Polizist forderte sie auf weiterzugehen/weiterzufahren; he moved the discussion on to the next pointer leitete die Diskussion zum nächsten Punkt über vi (people)weitergehen; (vehicles)weiterfahren; it’s about time I was moving on (fig, to new job etc) → es wird Zeit, dass ich (mal) etwas anderes mache; to move on to higher thingssich Höherem zuwenden; to move on to a more responsible jobzu einem verantwortungsvolleren Posten aufsteigen; they moved on to discuss the future of the companyals Nächstes besprachen sie die Zukunft der Firma; let’s move on to the next pointgehen wir zum nächsten Punkt über; time is moving ondie Zeit vergeht
? move out vt sep
carherausfahren (of aus); we had to move the furniture outwir mussten die Möbel hinausräumen or -stellen; move the table out of the cornerstellen or rücken Sie den Tisch von der Ecke weg; she moved it out from under the bedsie zog es unter dem Bett (her)vor
(= withdraw) troopsabziehen; they are being moved out (of their house)sie müssen (aus ihrem Haus) ausziehen; they were moved out for non-payment of rentwegen Nichtzahlung der Miete wurden sie gezwungen, ihre Wohnung zu räumen; they moved everybody out of the danger zonealle mussten die Gefahrenzone verlassen or räumen; the removal men are moving us out tomorrowdie Spediteure machen morgen unseren Umzug
vi
(= leave accommodation)ausziehen; (= withdraw: troops) → abziehen; to move out of an areaein Gebiet räumen
(= leave: train etc) → abfahren

? move over vt sepherüberschieben; move your bottom over (inf)rück or rutsch mal ein Stück zur Seite (inf); he moved the car over to the sideer fuhr an die Seite heran vizur Seite rücken or rutschen; move over, we all want to sit downrück or rutsch mal ein Stück, wir wollen uns auch hinsetzen (inf); move over to your side of the bedleg dich in deine Hälfte des Betts; he moved over to his own side of the beder rückte herüber in seine Betthälfte; to move over to a new systemein neues System einführen; if he can’t do the job he should move over and let someone else do itwenn er die Arbeit nicht machen kann, sollte er einen anderen ranlassen (inf)
? move up vt sep
(= change to higher position)(weiter) nach oben stellen; (= promote)befördern; pupilversetzen; (Sport) → aufsteigen lassen; move that up to the top of the liststellen Sie das ganz oben an die Liste, führen Sie das ganz oben auf; they moved him up two placessie haben ihn zwei Plätze vorgerückt; they moved the cows up to the pasturessie trieben die Kühe auf die Alm (hinauf); the general moved his men up onto the hillder General beorderte seine Leute auf den Hügel hinauf; to move somebody up the linejdn weiter vorn platzieren
troops etc (into battle area) → aufmarschieren lassen; (to front line) → vorrücken lassen; guns, artilleryauffahren
vi
(fig)aufsteigen; (shares, rates etc)steigen; (= be promoted)befördert werden; (Sch) → versetzt werden; the nomads moved up to the hills for the summerdie Nomaden zogen den Sommer über in die Berge hinauf; to move up in the worlddie gesellschaftliche Leiter hinaufklettern
(= move along)auf- or weiterrücken; move up the bus!rücken Sie auf or weiter!

move [muːv]
1. n
a. (movement) → movimento, mossa
to be on the move (travelling) → spostarsi (active, busy) → essere indaffarato/a (fig) (developments) → essere in continuo progresso
to get a move on (fam) → affrettarsi, sbrigarsi
get a move on (with that)! (fam) → sbrigati (con quello)!, datti una mossa (con quello)!
to make a move (start to leave, go) → andarsene (begin to take action) → muoversi
he made a move towards her → fece un passo verso di lei
b. (in game) → mossa; (turn to play) → turno (fig) (step, action) → passo
it's my move → tocca a me
a good/bad move → una mossa buona/sbagliata
what's the next move? → e adesso cosa facciamo?
to make the first move (fig) → fare il primo passo
his first move after his victory → la prima cosa che ha fatto dopo la sua vittoria
there was a move to oust him from the party → ci fu un tentativo di estrometterlo dal partito
c. (change of house) → trasloco; (to different job) → trasferimento
2. vt
a. (change place of) → spostare; (limbs, chesspiece) → muovere; (transport) → trasportare; (transfer, employee, troops) → trasferire
move those children off the grass! → fate andare via i bambini dal prato!
to move house → traslocare, cambiar casa
we asked a (removal) firm to move us → abbiamo chiesto a una ditta (di traslochi) di farci il trasloco
b. (fig) (sway) to move somebody from an opinionsmuovere qn da un'idea
to move sb to do sth → indurre or spingere qn a fare qc
he will not be easily moved → non cambierà facilmente idea
c. (cause emotion in) → commuovere
to be moved → essere commosso/a
to move sb to tears → commuovere qn fino alle lacrime
to move sb to anger/pity → far arrabbiare/impietosire qn
d. (frm) (propose) to move a resolutionavanzare una proposta
to move that ... → proporre che... + sub
3. vi
a. (gen) → muoversi; (traffic) → circolare; (from a place) → spostarsi
move! → muoviti!, spostati!
let's move! → andiamo!
to move towards → andare verso
she moves beautifully → si muove con molta grazia
I'll not move from here → di qui non mi muovo
to move freely (piece of machinery) → aver gioco (person) → circolare liberamente (traffic) → scorrere
the policeman kept the traffic moving → il vigile ha fatto scorrere il traffico
things are moving at last → finalmente qualcosa si è mosso
to move in high society → frequentare l'alta società
b. (move house) → cambiar casa, traslocare
the family moved to a new house → la famiglia è andata ad abitare in una nuova casa
c. (in games) → muovere
it's you to move → tocca a te
d. (take steps) → intervenire
move about move around
1. vt + adv (furniture) → spostare; (person) → far spostare
2. vi + adv (fidget) → agitarsi; (walk about) → muoversi; (travel) → spostarsi, viaggiare
move along
1. vt + adv (crowd) → far circolare; (car) → far spostare
2. vi + advspostarsi in avanti, scorrere
move away
1. vt + adv (demonstrators) → allontanare; (employee) → trasferire; (object) → spostare
2. vi + adv & vi (move aside) → spostarsi; (leave) → allontanarsi, andarsene; (move house) → traslocare
move back
1. vt + adv
a. (to former place, person) → far tornare; (object) → rimettere dov'era
b. (cause to give ground, crowd) → sospingere indietro; (troops) → far indietreggiare
2. vi + adv
a. (return) → ritornare
b. (give ground) → indietreggiare
move down
1. vt + adv (person) → far scendere; (object) → spostare in basso; (demote) → far retrocedere
2. vi + advscendere; (be demoted) → retrocedere
move forward
1. vt + adv (object) → spostare in avanti; (people, troops, chesspiece) → far avanzare (fig) (date) → anticipare
2. vi + advavanzare
move in
1. vt + adv (police) → far intervenire; (take inside) → portar dentro
we haven't moved the furniture in yet → non ci abbiamo ancora messo i mobili
2. vi + adv
a. (to a house) → traslocare, andare ad abitare
b. (police) → intervenire (pej) (try to take control) → cercare di imporsi
move off
1. vt + adv (object) → togliere
2. vi + adv
a. (go away) → allontanarsi
b. (start moving) → partire
move on
1. vt + adv (crowd) → far circolare; (hands of clock) → spostare in avanti
2. vi + advripartire, riprendere la strada
the policeman asked them to move on → il vigile ha chiesto loro di circolare
to move on to (fig) (point) → passare a
move out
1. vt + adv (gen) → portar fuori; (person) → mandare fuori; (troops) → far ritirare
move the chair out of the corner → togli la sedia dall'angolo
2. vi + adv (of house) → sgombrare, trasferirsi; (withdraw, troops) → ritirarsi
move over
1. vt + advspostare
2. vi + advspostarsi
move up
1. vt + adv (person) → portare su; (object) → spostare in alto; (promote, employee) → promuovere
2. vi + adv
a. (move along) → andare avanti, avanzare
b. (fig) (shares) → salire; (rates) → aumentare; (be promoted) → passare di grado

move [muːv]
1. n
a. (movement) → movimento, mossa
to be on the move (travelling) → spostarsi (active, busy) → essere indaffarato/a (fig) (developments) → essere in continuo progresso
to get a move on (fam) → affrettarsi, sbrigarsi
get a move on (with that)! (fam) → sbrigati (con quello)!, datti una mossa (con quello)!
to make a move (start to leave, go) → andarsene (begin to take action) → muoversi
he made a move towards her → fece un passo verso di lei
b. (in game) → mossa; (turn to play) → turno (fig) (step, action) → passo
it's my move → tocca a me
a good/bad move → una mossa buona/sbagliata
what's the next move? → e adesso cosa facciamo?
to make the first move (fig) → fare il primo passo
his first move after his victory → la prima cosa che ha fatto dopo la sua vittoria
there was a move to oust him from the party → ci fu un tentativo di estrometterlo dal partito
c. (change of house) → trasloco; (to different job) → trasferimento
2. vt
a. (change place of) → spostare; (limbs, chesspiece) → muovere; (transport) → trasportare; (transfer, employee, troops) → trasferire
move those children off the grass! → fate andare via i bambini dal prato!
to move house → traslocare, cambiar casa
we asked a (removal) firm to move us → abbiamo chiesto a una ditta (di traslochi) di farci il trasloco
b. (fig) (sway) to move somebody from an opinionsmuovere qn da un'idea
to move sb to do sth → indurre or spingere qn a fare qc
he will not be easily moved → non cambierà facilmente idea
c. (cause emotion in) → commuovere
to be moved → essere commosso/a
to move sb to tears → commuovere qn fino alle lacrime
to move sb to anger/pity → far arrabbiare/impietosire qn
d. (frm) (propose) to move a resolutionavanzare una proposta
to move that ... → proporre che... + sub
3. vi
a. (gen) → muoversi; (traffic) → circolare; (from a place) → spostarsi
move! → muoviti!, spostati!
let's move! → andiamo!
to move towards → andare verso
she moves beautifully → si muove con molta grazia
I'll not move from here → di qui non mi muovo
to move freely (piece of machinery) → aver gioco (person) → circolare liberamente (traffic) → scorrere
the policeman kept the traffic moving → il vigile ha fatto scorrere il traffico
things are moving at last → finalmente qualcosa si è mosso
to move in high society → frequentare l'alta società
b. (move house) → cambiar casa, traslocare
the family moved to a new house → la famiglia è andata ad abitare in una nuova casa
c. (in games) → muovere
it's you to move → tocca a te
d. (take steps) → intervenire
move about move around
1. vt + adv (furniture) → spostare; (person) → far spostare
2. vi + adv (fidget) → agitarsi; (walk about) → muoversi; (travel) → spostarsi, viaggiare
move along
1. vt + adv (crowd) → far circolare; (car) → far spostare
2. vi + advspostarsi in avanti, scorrere
move away
1. vt + adv (demonstrators) → allontanare; (employee) → trasferire; (object) → spostare
2. vi + adv & vi (move aside) → spostarsi; (leave) → allontanarsi, andarsene; (move house) → traslocare
move back
1. vt + adv
a. (to former place, person) → far tornare; (object) → rimettere dov'era
b. (cause to give ground, crowd) → sospingere indietro; (troops) → far indietreggiare
2. vi + adv
a. (return) → ritornare
b. (give ground) → indietreggiare
move down
1. vt + adv (person) → far scendere; (object) → spostare in basso; (demote) → far retrocedere
2. vi + advscendere; (be demoted) → retrocedere
move forward
1. vt + adv (object) → spostare in avanti; (people, troops, chesspiece) → far avanzare (fig) (date) → anticipare
2. vi + advavanzare
move in
1. vt + adv (police) → far intervenire; (take inside) → portar dentro
we haven't moved the furniture in yet → non ci abbiamo ancora messo i mobili
2. vi + adv
a. (to a house) → traslocare, andare ad abitare
b. (police) → intervenire (pej) (try to take control) → cercare di imporsi
move off
1. vt + adv (object) → togliere
2. vi + adv
a. (go away) → allontanarsi
b. (start moving) → partire
move on
1. vt + adv (crowd) → far circolare; (hands of clock) → spostare in avanti
2. vi + advripartire, riprendere la strada
the policeman asked them to move on → il vigile ha chiesto loro di circolare
to move on to (fig) (point) → passare a
move out
1. vt + adv (gen) → portar fuori; (person) → mandare fuori; (troops) → far ritirare
move the chair out of the corner → togli la sedia dall'angolo
2. vi + adv (of house) → sgombrare, trasferirsi; (withdraw, troops) → ritirarsi
move over
1. vt + advspostare
2. vi + advspostarsi
move up
1. vt + adv (person) → portare su; (object) → spostare in alto; (promote, employee) → promuovere
2. vi + adv
a. (move along) → andare avanti, avanzare
b. (fig) (shares) → salire; (rates) → aumentare; (be promoted) → passare di grado

move
v move [muːv]
1 to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car. beweeg يُحَرِّك премествам pohnout, hýbat bevæge; flytte (fort-)bewegen (μετα)κινώ, (μετα)κινούμαι mover liikuma, liigutama انتقال دادن liikkua, siirtyä, siirtää bouger לְהָזִיז चलना, हिलना micati (meg)mozgat, (meg)mozdít; mozog, (meg)mozdul menggerakkan hreyfa; færa muovere, muoversi, spostare 動く 이동하다 judinti, judėti kustināt; kustēties alihkan bewegen, verplaatsen bevege/flytte (seg) ruszać mudar a (se) mişca двигать(ся);передвигать(ся) pohnúť (sa), hýbať (sa) premakniti (se) pomeriti röra [], flytta [] เคลื่อน hareket et(tir)mek 移動 рухати(ся); пересувати(ся) جگہ یا انداز بدلنا یا اس کا سبب بننا di chuyển
2 to change houses We're moving on Saturday. verhuis يَنْتَقِل للسَّكَن في بيتٍ آخر местя се stěhovat se flytte umziehen μετακομίζω trasladar kolima اسباب کشى کردن muuttaa déménager לַעֲבוֹר דִירָה परिवर्तित करना, बदलना seliti költözködik pindah flytja traslocare 引越す 이사하다 kraustytis pārcelties (uz citu dzīves vietu) berpindah verhuizen flytte przeprowadzać się mudar переезжать sťahovať sa (pre)seliti se seliti se flytta ย้ายที่อยู่ taşınmak 搬家 переїжджати; переселятися گھر بدلنا chuyển nhà
3 to affect the feelings or emotions of I was deeply moved by the film. ontroer يُؤَثِّر، يَتأَثَّر трогвам dojmout bevæge ergreifen συγκινώ conmover liigutama متاثر ساختن liikuttua émouvoir לְרַגֵש प्रभावित होना biti ganut megindít, meghat mempengaruhi perasaan hræra, snerta commuovere 感動させる 감동시키다 (su)jaudinti aizkustināt mempengaruhi perasaan bewegen bevege, røre, gripe wzruszać comover-se a emoţiona волновать dojať ganiti dirnuti göra rörd, gripa กระตุ้น duygulandırmak 感動 зворушувати; хвилювати جذباتی طور پر متاثر کرنا xúc động
n
1 (in board games) an act of moving a piece You can win this game in three moves. skuif حَرَكَه، تَحْريك ход tah træk der Zug κίνηση jugada, turno käik تغيير مکان siirto coup צַעַד, מַהֲלָך चाल potez lépés langkah dalam permainan færsla, leikur mossa 指し手 움직임, 수단, 방법 ėjimas gājiens gerakan zet trekk, tur ruch, posunięcie jogada mişcare ход ťah poteza potez drag เดินหมาก hamle, hareket (下棋)走棋 хід بساط پر مہرے کو کسی اور خانے میں لے جانا (đánh cờ) nước
2 an act of changing homes How did your move go? verhuising إنتِقال إلى البيت الجَديد местене stěhování flytning der Umzug μετακόμιση mudanza, traslado kolimine اسباب کشی muutto déménagement מַעֲבָר דִירָה घर बदलना selidba költözködés pindahan flutningur trasloco 引越し 이사 kraustymasis pārcelšanās (uz citu dzīves vietu) perpindahan verhuizing flytting przeprowadzka mudança mutare переезд sťahovanie selitev selidba flytt ย้ายบ้าน taşınma 搬家 переїзд گھر بدلنے کا عمل chuyển, xê dịch
adj movable, ˈmoveable
skuifbaar قابِل للنَّقْل، مَنْقول، مُتَحَرِّك преносим pohyblivý flytbar beweglich κινητός movible, móvil liikuv, liigutatav تکان دادنى liikuteltava mobile מִיטַלטֵל परिवर्तनीय, अस्थिर pomičan mozg(athat)ó bisa digerakkan hreyfanlegur, færanlegur movibile, mobile 動かせる 움직일 수 있는 kilnojamas(is) pārvietojams; kustams boleh dipindahkan beweegbaar bevegelig, som kan flyttes ruchomy mutável mobil, miş­că­tor переносной, передвижной pohyblivý premičen pokretljiv rörlig, flyttbar ที่เคลื่อนที่ได้ taşınabilir, oynak 可移動的 переносний; рухомий منقولہ
n movement
1 (an act of) changing position or going from one point to another The animal turned sideways with a swift movement. beweging حَرَكَه، تَحْريك местене pohyb bevægelse die Bewegung κίνηση movimiento liikumine تغییر مکان liike mouvement תְנוּעָה गति pokret mozgás; mozdulat gerakan hreyfing movimento 動き 이동 judėjimas, judesys, mostas kustība pergerakan beweging bevegelse poruszenie (się) movimento mişcare движение; перемещение pohyb premik pokret rörelse การเคลื่อนที่ hareket, kımıldama 運動 рух حرکت sự chuyển động
2 activity In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement. aksie, ontwikkeling فَعالِيَّه، نَشاط، حَرَكَه действие pohyb bevægelse das Handeln δράση movimiento tegevus جنبش toiminta mouvement תְנוּעָה क्रिया, चेष्टा živahnost lendület, cselekmény kegiatan hreyfing, tilfærsla movimento 筋の運び 활동 veiksmas, veikla darbība aktiviti actie liv, fart ruch movimento acti­vitate, acţiune действие; динамика pohyb gibanje aktivnost rörelse, liv การขยับ hareket, faaliyet 活動 рух; переміщення عمل hoạt động
3 the art of moving gracefully or expressively She teaches movement and drama. beweging فَن الحَرَكَه ходене pohybová kultura bevægelse die Bewegung κίνηση expresión corporal plastika حرکت دادن esiintymistaito expression corporelle תְנוּעָה चाल-ढाल pokret mozgásművészet seni gerak hreyfing l'arte di muoversi 身ぶり 동작, 몸짓 sceninis judesys kustība; kustību kultūra seni gerak bewegingsstijl bevegelsesforming ruch sceniczny movimentação gestică; expresivitate corporală сценическое движение pohybová kultúra gib pokret rörelse การเคลื่อนไหว hareket 姿勢 манера триматися ہاؤ بھاؤ، آداب حرکت cử động 姿
4 an organization or association the Scout movement. beweging حَرَكة أو جَمْعِيَّه организация hnutí bevægelse: -bevægelse die Bewegung κίνημα movimiento liikumine جنبش liike mouvement תְנוּעָה आंदोलन pokret mozgalom gerakan hreyfing movimento 社会的運動 조직, 단체 judėjimas, sąjūdis kustība gerakan beweging bevegelse, rørsle ruch movimento organizaţie, asociaţie движение hnutie gibanje pokret rörelse กระบวนการ hareket, akım (政治或社會)運動 рух تنظیم phong trào, cuộc vận động
5 the moving parts of a watch, clock etc. beweegdele الأجْزاء المُتَحَرِّكَه من السّاعَه стрелки chod, krok bevægelig del das Gehwerk μηχανισμός ρολογιού movimiento (kella)mehhanism متحرک koneisto mouvement מַנגנוֹן תְנוּעָה घड़ी इत्यादि के गतिशील हिस्से kotačić szerkezet bagian yang bergerak gangverk meccanismo 機械装置 (시계의) 움직이는 부품, 기계 장치 mechanizmas mehānisms bahagian yang bergerak mechaniek gangverk, bevegelige deler mechanizm movimento me­ca­­nism ход механизма chod premični deli kazaljke mekanism ส่วนที่เคลื่อนไหวของระบบกลไก mekanizma, hareketli parçalar 機件 хід کل پرزوں کا حرکت کرنے والا حصہ kim đồng hồ...)
6 a section of a large-scale piece of music the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. beweging جُزْء رئيسي من لَحْن موسيقي لآلةٍ مُنْفَرِدَه откъс věta sats der Satz μέρος μουσικής σύνθεσης movimiento osa نهضت osa mouvement פֶּרֶק सिंफनी इत्यादि stavak tétel (zeneműé) bagian þáttur movimento 楽章 악장 dalis (kompozīcijas) daļa bahagian deel sats część movimento parte часть veta stavek stav sats ช่วงหนึ่งของเพลง bölüm 樂章 частина музичного твору کسی طویل موسیقی کا کوئی مکمل حصہ (âm nhạc) phần
7 a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days. tendens مَيْل عام тенденция sklon, trend bevægelse die Entwicklung τάση, κίνηση movimiento, tendencia suundumus حرکت suuntaus mouvement תְנוּעָה आदल इत्यादि का रुझान razvoj elmozdulás (vmi felé) kecenderungan tilhneiging tendenza 動向 추이, 동향 polinkis, tendencija tieksme, tendence kecenderungan ontwikkeling tendens trend movimento mişcare направление tendencia težnja kretanje utveckling กริยาท่าทาง meyil 傾向 тенденція کسی چیز کا رواج ہونا xu hướng chung
n movie [-vi]
(especially American)
1 a cinema film a horror movie. film فِلْم سينمائي филм film film; -film der Film ταινία película film تحرک elokuva film סֶרֶט קוֹלנוֹע चलचित्र film (mozi)film film kvikmynd film 映画 영화 filmas kinofilma tayangan filem film film film filme film кинофильм film film film film ภาพยนตร์ film 電影 фільм, кіно سنیما، فلم bộ phim
2 (in plural with the ) the cinema and films in general: to go to the movies. fliek السّينما кино kino biograf das Kino κινηματογράφος (πληθ.) cine kino سینما رفتن elokuvat cinéma קוֹלנוֹע फिल्म kino mozi bioskop bíó, kvikmyndir cinema 映画 영화관 kinas kino bioskop film kino kino cinema cinema кино kino kino bioskop bio, biograf, film หนัง sinema (總稱)電影 кіно فلم یا سنیما phim
adj moving
having an effect on the emotions etc a very moving speech. ontroerende, roerende مُؤَثِّر، مُحَرِّك للمشاعِر трогателен dojemný bevægende bewegend συγκινητικός conmovedor liigutav موثر liikuttava émouvant מְרָגֵש हृदय स्पर्शी ganutljiv, dirljiv megható mengharukan áhrifamikill, hjartnæmur commovente 感動させる 감동시키는 jaudinantis aizkustinošs mengharukan ontroerend rørende, gripende wzruszający comovente emo­ţionant волнующий dojemný ganljiv dirljiv rörande, gripande ซึ่งเคลื่อนที่ acıklı, dokunaklı 令人感動的 зворушливий, хвилюючий محرک، جزباتی طور پر متاثر کرنے والا cảm động, thương tâm
adv movingly
roerend بصورةٍ مُؤَثِّرَه ومُحَرِّكَه للمشاعِر трогателно dojemně bevægende bewegend συγκινητικά de una manera conmovedora liigutavalt بطور موثر liikuttavasti d'une manière émouvante בְּצוּרָה מְרָגֶשֶת हृदयस्पर्शता के साथ dirljivo meghatóan secara mengharukan á hjartnæman hátt in maniera commovente 感動的に 감동적으로 jaudinamai aizkustinoši mengharukan ontroerend rørende, gripende wzruszająco comoventemente (într-un mod) emoţionant волнующе dojemne ganljivo dirljivo på ett rörande sätt อย่างเคลื่อนที่ acıklı şekilde 動人地 зворушливо متاثر ہوکر một cách thương tâm
get a move on
to hurry or move quickly Get a move on, or you'll be late! roer jou riete يُسْرِع، يَسْتَعْجِل бързам hodit sebou få nu lidt fart på! einen Zahn zulegen κουνήσου! darse prisa kiiresti tegema زودباش pitää kiirettä se remuer לְהִזדָרֵז जल्दी करना, प्रगति करना požuri mozgás! bergegas koma sér af stað; drífa sig sbrigarsi, darsi una mossa 急ぐ 서두르다 (pa)skubėti, pasiskubinti pasteigties bergegas opschieten komme i gang, komme av sted pośpieszyć się despachar-se a se grăbi спешить; торопиться švihnúť si podvizati se požuriti raska (skynda) på, sno sig รีบเร่ง (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) acele etmek 趕快 поспішати جلدی کرنا di chuyển
make a move
1 to move at all If you make a move, I'll shoot you! beweeg يَبدو مِنه حَرَكَه мърдам hnout se gøre en bevægelse sich rühren κάνω την παραμικρή κίνηση hacer un gesto, moverse liigutama جنبيدن liikahtaa faire un geste לָזוּז कार्रवाई करना, शुरू करना pokreni se megmoccan bergerak hreyfa sig fare una mossa 動く 움직이다 pajudėti pakustēties bergerak zich verroeren røre () seg ruszać się fazer um movimento a face o mişcare пошевеливаться pohnúť sa premakniti se mrdnuti röra sig ขยับ kımıldamak 移動 зробити рух زرا سی بھی حرکت nhúc nhích
2 (withforortowards) to move (in the direction of) He made a move for the door. begin, beweging يَتَّجِه نَحْو، يسيرُ نَحْو движа се към posunout se (k) tage et skridt sich bewegen (in Richtung) κατευθύνομαι dirigirse suunduma حرکت دادن siirtyä esquisser un mouvement (vers) לְהִתקַדֵם बढ़ना krenuti prema elindul berjalan færa sig í áttina að dirigersi 移動する ...쪽을 향해 이동하다 pasukti doties (uz) bergerak een stap doen naar bevege seg (mot) ruszać (się) dirigir-se a a por­ni spre направляться pohnúť sa (k) pomakniti se krenuti röra (röra) sig mot เคลื่อนไปข้างหน้า gitmeye kalkışmak 向...走去 направитися کسی چیز کی طرف بڑھنا di chuyển về phía ...
move along
to keep moving, not staying in one place The police told the crowd to move along. verbystap يَسْتَمِر في السَّيْر продължавам да се движа rozejít se gå videre weitergehen, -bewegen προχωρώ circular edasi liikuma عقبتر رفتن siirtyä eteenpäin circuler לְהִתקַדֵם अकेले घूमना kretati se továbbhalad terus berjalan halda áfram circolare 立止まらずに進む 움직여 나가다 nestoviniuoti virzīties uz priekšu terus bergerak doorlopen videre/lenger innover ruszać (się) circular a circula не задерживаться rozísť sa premakniti se naprej produžiti gå vidare, fortsätta gå เดินไป ilerlemek 前進 іти далі بڑھتے رہنا đang di chuyển
move heaven and earth
to do everything that one possibly can. hemel en aarde verplaas يُقيم الدُّنْيا ويُقْعِدُها правя всичко възможно udělat vše sætte himmel og jord i bevægelse Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen κινώ γη και ουρανό, βάζω λυτούς και δεμένους remover cielo y tierra kõiki rattaid käima panema هفت اسمان tehdä kaikkensa remuer ciel et terre לַעֲשׂוֹת הַכָּל שְׁבִּיכוֹלתוֹ धरती-स्वर्ग में घूमना učiniti sve moguće mindent megmozgat melakukan segala-galanya gera allt sem mögulegt er (til að) muovere cielo e terra, muovere/smuovere mari e monti できるだけの事をする 백방으로 노력하다 viską išmėginti izdarīt visu iespējamo melakukan segala-galanya hemel en aarde bewegen flytte berg, gjøre alt som er mulig poruszyć niebo i ziemię mexer céus e terra a face tot ce este ome­neşte posibil сдвинуть горы urobiť všetko vse poskusiti pomeriti nebo i zemlju röra upp himmel och jord, göra sitt yttersta พยายามทำบางสิ่งอย่างมาก yapılabilecek herşeyi yapmak, her çareye başvurmak 竭盡全力 стояти на вухах زمین آسمان ایک کر دینا xoay xở đủ cách
move house
to change one's home or place of residence They're moving house next week. verhuis يُغَيِّر المَسْكِن местя се přestěhovat se flytte umziehen μετακομίζω mudarse de casa, trasladarse kolima به خانه تازه اسباب کشى کردن muuttaa déménager לַעֲבוֹר דִירָה मकान बदलना seliti se költözködik pindah rumah flytjast búferlum traslocare 引越しする 이사하다 kraustytis pārcelties (uz citu dzīves vietu) pindah rumah verhuizen flytte przeprowadzać się mudar de casa a-şi schimba locuinţa переезжать presťahovať sa (pre)seliti se preseliti se flytta ย้ายบ้าน taşınmak, ev taşımak 搬家 переїжджати; переселятися گھر تبدیل کرنا chuyển chỗ ở
move in
to go into and occupy a house etc We can move in on Saturday. intrek يَنْتَقِل ويَسْكُن في بيتٍ جَديد нанасям се nastěhovat se flytte ind einziehen μετακομίζω instalarse sisse kolima به خانه تازه اسباب کشى کردن muuttaa emménager לַעֲבוֹר לְדִירָה חֲדָשׁה नए घर में जाना useliti se beköltözik menempati flytja inn (andare a stare in una nuova casa) 引越してくる 전입하다 atsikelti, atsikraustyti ievākties menempati betrekken flytte inn wprowadzać się mudar a se muta въезжать nasťahovať sa vseliti se useliti se flytta in ย้ายเข้าไปอยู่ taşınmak 搬進 в'їхати کسی گھر میں رہنا شروع کرنا chuyển vào nhà
move off
(of vehicles etc) to begin moving away The bus moved off just as I got to the bus stop. vertrek يَبْدأ التَّحَرُّك потеглям vzdalovat se, odejít sætte igang sich in Bewegung setzen ξεκινώ arrancar, marcharse liikuma hakkama حرکت کردن lähteä liikkeelle démarrer, s'en aller לָצֵאת לַדֶרֶך अलग होना, चल देना udaljiti se elindul mulai bergerak leggja af stað, fara í burt muoversi, partire 去る 떠나다 pajudėti (par transporta līdzekli) atiet, sākt braukt memulakan perjalanan wegrijden begynne å kjøre, dra odjeżdżać pôr-se em andamento a demara, a porni отъезжать odchádzať; pohýnať sa odpeljati udaljiti se köra i väg, avlägsna sig ออกเดินทาง hareket etmek, ayrılmak 離去 від'їжджати آگے بڑھ جانا ra đi, đi xa
move out
to leave, cease to live in, a house etc She has to move out before the new owners arrive. uittrek, verhuis يُخْلي المَنْزِل изнасям се odstěhovat se flytte ud ausziehen εγκαταλείπω, αδειάζω (σπίτι, διαμέρισμα) irse, marcharse välja kolima راه بيافتيد muuttaa pois déménager לַעֲזוֹב בַּיִת त्याग देना iseliti se kiköltözik pergi, pindah flytja út (andarsene di casa), traslocare 移転する 이사가다 išsikraustyti, išsikelti izvākties keluar rumah vertrekken flytte ut wyprowadzać się sair a se muta съезжать odsťahovať sa izseliti se iseliti se flytta ut ย้ายออก çıkmak, evden taşınıp ayrılmak 搬出 виїжджати ترک کر دینا، چھوڑ کر چلے جانا dọn nhà đi
move up
to move in any given direction so as to make more space Move up and let me sit down, please. skuif op يُوَسِّع ، يَتَحَرَّك لِيُمَكِّن غَيْرَه من الجُلوس правя място zvednout se flytte sig sich von der Stelle bewegen κάνω πιο πέρα correrse edasi nihkuma بلند شدن siirtyä eteenpäin se pousser לָזוּז पहले से ऊंची श्रेणी में जाना pomaknuti se feljebb, összébb stb. húzódik bergeser færa sig fare posto 席を詰める (자리를 만들 수 있게) 이동하다 pasitraukti pavirzīties beralih opschuiven rykke sammen przesunąć się afastar-se a se da la o parte пододвинуться zdvihnúť sa premakniti, odmakniti se pomeriti se maka ihop sig ย้ายขึ้นไป ilerlemek 讓開一點 посунутися جگہ بنانا tiến lên
on the move
1 moving from place to place With his kind of job, he's always on the move. op pad, op reis كَثير التَّنَقُّل، في حَرَكَةٍ دائِمَه постоянно се движа v pohybu på farten unterwegs σε διαρκή κίνηση, αλλάζοντας μέρη viajar, desplazarse liikvel در جنبش liikkeessä en marche לִנסוֹע एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाना u pokretu úton van berpindah-pindah á ferð; á faraldsfæti in movimento 転々として 이리저리 이동하여 kelionėje kustībā; darbībā berpindah-randah op pad farten w ruchu em mudança pe drum(uri) на ходу v pohybe na poti u pokretu i rörelse, på rörlig fot กำลังวุ่นวาย hareket hâlinde 在活動中 на ногах جگہ جگہ گھومنا di chuyển từ nơi này đến nơi khác
2 advancing The frontiers of scientific knowledge are always on the move. aan die beweeg في تَقَدُّم دائِم напредвам v pohybu i bevægelse in Bewegung σε συνεχή εξέλιξη en progreso edasi liikumas در حرکت siirtyä en marche לזּוז आगे बढ़ना napredovati mozgásban van maju í framþróun in movimento 前進して 전진 중인 besiplėtojantis kustībā; progresā maju in beweging som gjør framskritt, i bevegelse framover, frammarsj w ruchu em avanço în schimbare в движении v pohybe napredovati u pokretu [] framåt, [] framsteg ก้าวหน้า ilerliyor 在進展中 у русі متقدم ہونا، ترقی پزیر ہونا tiến

move انتقال, يَتَحرك, يَُحَرِك, يحول odstěhovat (se), pohyb, posunout, přesunout bevægelse, flytte, skifte bewegen, bewegen (sich), Umzug, verschieben κίνηση, κινούμαι, κινώ, μεταθέτω desplazar, mover, mudanza, mudarse, trasteo siirtää, siirto, siirtyä bouger, déplacer, mouvement pomaknuti, potez, premjestiti, seliti se mossa, muovere, spostare, traslocare 動かす, 動く, 移す, 移動 (...을) 움직이다, 움직이다, 이동, 이동하다 bewegen, bewegen (zich), beweging, verschuiven flytte, flytting, forskyve przesunąć się, ruch, ruszyć, ruszyć się deslocar, mexer-se, movimento, mudar двигать, двигаться, движение, перемещать byta, flytt, flytta, röra (sig) เคลื่อน เปลี่ยนตำแหน่ง, เคลื่อนย้าย, การย้ายที่อยู่, ทำให้สะเทือนใจ กระตุ้น hareket, kımıldanmak, kımıldatmak, yer değiştirmek chuyển chỗ, di chuyển, sự di chuyển 移动, 转换


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