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Move Usage: Verb and Noun Meanings with Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：change position (Move)

Move 🔊

/muːv/

v./n.

To change position or go from one place to another.

Person moving chair closer to table in cafe

change position 🔊

➕

/tʃeɪndʒ pəˈzɪʃən/

v./n.

To alter your location or position relative to something else.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'movere' (to move), root 'mot-'; related to motion and mobile.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'MO' (more) + 'VE' (velocity) – more velocity means move faster.

📖 Example

Could you please move your chair a little closer to the table? 🔊 Could you please move your chair a little closer to the table?

🔗 Collocations

move furniture – to relocate pieces of furniture

move closer – to come nearer

move away – to go to a different place

🔄 Synonyms

shift (v.) – to change position slightly

relocate (v.) – to move to a different location

transfer (v.) – to move from one place to another

🚫 Antonyms

stay (v.) – to remain in the same place

still (adj.) – not moving

🌱 Derivatives

movement (n.) – the act of moving

moveable (adj.) – capable of being moved

📖 Cultural Story

Originating from Latin 'movere', it passed through Old French 'moveir' into English, yielding words like 'motion' and 'mobile'.

Meaning 2：relocate (Move)

Move 🔊

/muːv/

v./n.

To go to live in a different house.

Family carrying boxes moving into new house

relocate 🔊

➕

/riːˈloʊkeɪt/

v./n.

To change your residence from one house or apartment to another.

📁 Category：Buildings & Places 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

They decided to move to a bigger apartment after their baby was born. 🔊 They decided to move to a bigger apartment after their baby was born.

🔗 Collocations

move house – to change one's home

move out – to leave a residence

move in – to start living in a new place

🔄 Synonyms

relocate (v.) – to move to a new place to live

transfer (v.) – to move from one location to another (often for work)

settle (v.) – to move to a new place and establish a home

🚫 Antonyms

stay put (v.) – to remain in the same home

remain (v.) – to continue living in the same place

🌱 Derivatives

moving (adj.) – relating to the process of changing home

move (n.) – the act of changing residence