move (/muːv/)

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Meaning

Meaning: change position

To change position or place, or to cause something to do so. It can also mean to affect someone emotionally.

Examples

🗣 We will move to a bigger apartment closer to my new office.

Etymology

From Old French ‘mouvoir’, from Latin ‘movere’ (to move).

How & Where It’s Used

A core everyday verb for changing position and stirring emotion.

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Tags: movement, change

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