move | Lernwerd

Forms

1.To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
- I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move.
2.To act; to take action; to begin to act
- Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!
3.To transport (an item) as part of changing residences.
- Before my lease ended, I gave away my old sofa because I didn't want to move it.
4.To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place; similarly to change the location of another establishment such as a business. See also move out and move in.
- They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
- I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
- I'm moving next week but I don't have anything packed yet.

1.The act of moving; a movement.
- A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
- The drummer Cynthia praised her best friends' dance moves to the music.
2.An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
- He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
3.A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
- He can win a match with that one move.
- She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
- The idea of this move is to get two weights over your head any way you can.
4.The event of changing one's residence.
- They were pleased about their move to the country.
- The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
- From early on, he sang in the church choir, and before his move to Philadelphia in 1965, Cliff was already quite well-known in his hometown as a gospel singer.

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyetider.

Proto-Italic *moweō

Latin movēre

Old Northern French moverbor.

Middle English moven

English move