move
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
How often you will meet it
Rank 944 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,435 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically also: travel, go, locomote How fast does your new car go?We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus
- cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense also: displace Move those boxes into the corner, pleaseI'm moving my money to another bank
- move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion He moved his hand slightly to the right
- change residence, affiliation, or place of employment We moved from Idaho to NebraskaThe basketball player moved from one team to another
- follow a procedure or take a course also: go, proceed We should go farther in this matterShe went through a lot of trouble
- be in a state of action also: be active she is always moving
move in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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If Right Hon. Gentleman wanted to move the Closure, he should do so in the form provided.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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My age is falling from me like a garment, and I move towards the star as a child.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Afore pore Ginger could move he suddenly clapped 'is hand over 'is mouth and flung 'im on the bed.
Bill's Lapse Odd Craft, Part 4. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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And yet they are occupied; for often, in the afternoon, a curtain is drawn aside, and a shadow is seen to move.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The queen's advisers determined to move first to Wells, as from that point they could either go north or march upon London.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1