Move

Verb

 * 1)  To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.
 * 2)  To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.
 * 3)  To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place.
 * 4)  To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
 * 5)  To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage.
 * 6)  To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.
 * 7)  To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
 * 8)  To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.
 * 9)  To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.
 * 10)  To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
 * 11)  To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
 * 12) * 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VII:
 * "Sir," seyde Sir Boys, "ye nede nat to meve me of such maters, for well ye wote I woll do what I may to please you."
 * 1)  To apply to, as for aid.

Synonyms

 * actuate
 * affect
 * agitate
 * impel
 * incite
 * incline
 * induce
 * influence
 * instigate


 * offer
 * persuade
 * prompt
 * propose
 * rouse
 * stir
 * transfer
 * trouble

Derived terms

 * move about
 * move along
 * move down
 * move house
 * move in
 * move into
 * move it
 * move on
 * move one's arse/move one's ass/move one's bum/move one's butt
 * move out
 * move over
 * move the deckchairs on the Titanic
 * move the goalposts
 * move up
 * movable


 * movability
 * movableness
 * movably
 * movant
 * moveless
 * movelessly
 * movelessness
 * movement
 * movent
 * mover
 * movie
 * moving
 * movingly
 * movingness
 * remove

Noun

 * 1) The act of moving; a movement.
 * 2) An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
 * 3) A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
 * She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move.
 * He can win a match with that one move.
 * 1) The event of changing one's residence.
 * 2)  A change in strategy.
 * I am worried about our boss's move.
 * 1)  The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

Derived terms

 * camera move
 * get a move on


 * make a move
 * on the move

Adjectives for Move
ill-planned; latest; strategic; opening; vul¬nerable; subordinate; rusty; eccentric; hostile; brilliant; ambitious; fancy; stultifying.

Verbs for Move
abet—; alternate —s; attempt—; calculate —; concede—; determine—; devise—; encourage—; guard—; limit —s; speculate on —; study—; undertake—; —captures; —deceives ; —misleads; —tricks.

Adverbs for Move
gracefully; automatically; perceptibly; sinuously; precariously; simultaneously; involuntarily; caressingly; violently;  rashly; spasmodically; cautiously; deftly; impatiently; rhythmically; profoundly; visibly; sedately; invisibly; fearsomely; serenely; unintelligibly; blithesomely; drearily; stealthily; dubiously; erratically; sluggishly; obliviously; agilely; phelegmatically; passively; invincibly; warily; strategically; abortively; brusquely; tremulously; timorously; martially.

Thesaurus
accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, acquit, act, acta, action, activate, activity, actuate, actuation, ad hoc measure, admonish, advance, advancing, adventure, advocate, affect, agitate, alteration, anchor, animate, annoy, answer, approach, arouse, art, artful dodge, artifice, ascend, assay, attempt, awake, awaken, back, back up, be, bear, begin, behave, bend, bias, bid, billet at, bivouac, blind, blow, blow the coals, blow up, bowl, break the ice, breathe, bring, bring before, bring forward, bring up, broach, budge, bunt, burrow, busy, butt, call forth, call up, camp, caper, carry, carry away, carry off, cart away, caution, change, change place, change-over, charge, chicanery, circle, climb, close out, colonize, color, come along, come home to, come on, come to anchor, commence, commend to attention, commute, compel, comport, conduct, conspiracy, contrivance, convert into cash, convey, countermove, coup, course, course of action, cover ground, crack, craft, cut under, cute trick, dealings, decamp, deceit, deed, delocalize, demarche, demean, depart, deport, descend, design, device, dislocate, dislodge, displace, dispose, disquiet, disturb, do, dodge, doing, doings, domesticate, drive, drive on, drop anchor, dump, dynamics, ebb, effect a sale, effort, emigrate, encourage, endeavor, energize, enjoin, enkindle, enrage, ensconce, enterprise, essay, establish residence, excite, exhort, exist, exit, expedient, experiment, exploit, expostulate, fait accompli, fakement, fan, fan the fire, fan the flame, fare, fare forth, feat, feed the fire, feint, fetch, fire, flame, fling, flit, flow, foment, force, forward, foster, frenzy, function, gain ground, galvanize, gambit, game, gang, gather head, gather way, gest, gesticulation, gesture, get, get ahead, get along, get away, get cracking, get going, get moving, get off, get on, get over, get under way, gimmick, give an impetus, give momentum, go, go ahead, go along, go around, go deep, go fast, go forward, go off, go on, go round, go sideways, go through one, goad, going, grieve, grift, gyrate, hand, handiwork, hasten, heat, hie, hive, hurry, impassion, impel, impress, improvisation, in transit, incense, incite, incline, induce, inflame, influence, infuriate, inhabit, inspire, intrigue, introduce, issue a caveat, job, jugglery, jury-rig, jury-rigged expedient, keep house, key up, kindle, kinematics, kinesipathy, kinesis, kinesitherapy, kinetics, knavery, last expedient, last resort, last shift, lather up, launch, lay aside, lay before, lead, leave, lick, light the fuse, light up, little game, live, live at, locate, madden, make, make a motion, make a move, make a sale, make good time, make haste, make head against, make headway, make off, make progress, make progress against, make strides, make up leeway, makeshift, maneuver, manhandle, march, market, means, measure, melt, melt the heart, merchandise, misbehave, mobilization, mobilize, modification, moor, moot, motion, motivate, motivation, mount, move along, move away, move forward, move on, move out, move over, move to action, movement, moving, nest, nudge, occupied, offer, offer a resolution, on the go, on the move, on the road, on the run, on the way, open up, operate, operation, opportunity, overexcite, overt act, park, pass, pass along, pass on, passage, pedal, penetrate, people, perch, performance, persuade, pierce, pique, pis aller, play, plot, ploy, plunge, pole, populate, pose, postulate, power, practice, preach, predispose, prefer, prevail, procedure, proceed, proceeding, prod, production, progress, progressing, promote, prompt, propel, propose, proposition, propound, provoke, pull out, pull up stakes, push, put aside, put forth, put forward, put in motion, put it to, quicken, racket, reach, recommend, red herring, regress, relocate, relocation, remind, remonstrate, removal, remove, replace, res gestae, resell, reside, resort, resource, restlessness, retail, retrogress, rise, roll, roll on, roost, rotate, rouse, row, ruffle, run, running, ruse, rush, sacrifice, sadden, sashay, scheme, sell, sell off, sell on consignment, sell out, sell over, sell retail, sell short, sell up, sell wholesale, send, serve, set agoing, set aside, set astir, set before, set fire to, set forth, set going, set in motion, set on fire, set up housekeeping, set up shop, settle, settle down, shake up, shake-up, shift, ship, shot, shove, shunt, side, sink, sit down, sleight, smart, smite, soar, soften, soften up, solution, spark, spin, spur, squat, stab, stand, start, stay at, steam up, stem, step, step forward, stimulate, sting, stir, stir the blood, stir the embers, stir the feelings, stir up, stirring, stop, stopgap, stratagem, strategy, stream, strike, strike root, stroke, stroke of policy, strong bid, stunt, submit, subside, subsist, subterfuge, succeeding, suggest, summon up, supersede, supplant, sway, sweep, sweep along, tactic, take away, take off, take residence at, take root, take up residence, temporary expedient, tentative, thing, thing done, thrust, time, tinge, tone, touch, touch a chord, tour de force, transaction, transfer, transmit, transport, travel, treadle, trial, trial and error, trick, trickery, troll, trump, trundle, try, turn, turn into money, turn on, turn over, undercut, undersell, undertaking, unload, unrest, up, upset, urge, variation, velocity, wake, wake up, waken, wane, warm, warm the blood, warn, wayfare, wear down, weigh with, wend, whack, whip on, whip up, whirl, wholesale, wile, wily device, withdraw, work, work into, work up, working, working hypothesis, working proposition, works

Alternative forms

 * meve

Etymology
From moven:, moeven:, meven:, from  mover: and  mouver:, moveir:, from  movere:, present active infinitive of moveo:, from. Cognate with mauti:,  undefined:,  mouwe:. More at.

Verb

 * Afrikaans: beweeg
 * Ancient Greek: κινῶ
 * Arabic: حرك
 * Armenian:
 * Catalan: moure's
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 動, 动
 * Czech: se
 * Danish: bevæge sig, flytte sig, sætte i bevægelse
 * Dutch: bewegen, zich bewegen, zich verplaatsen
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German: bewegen
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: זז, נע
 * Hindi: चलना
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Icelandic:
 * Ido: des-plas-izar, movar
 * Interlingua: mover
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 動く
 * Korean: 움직이다
 * Old English:
 * Polish: ruszać się, poruszać się
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: двигаться
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: flytta sig, flytta på sig, röra sig, röra på sig
 * Tamil: அசை
 * Urdu: چلنا


 * Czech: se
 * Danish: bevæge sig
 * Dutch: stappen ondernemen, maatregelen treffen
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:, ,


 * Japanese: 動く (ugoku)
 * Korean: 움직이다 (umjikida)
 * Norwegian:
 * Romanian: actiona
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:


 * American Sign Language:
 * Arabic: (intáqala),  (taḥálḥala)
 * Armenian: տեղափոխվել
 * Chinese: 搬家 (bānjiā), 移動, 移动 (yídòng)
 * Czech: stěhovat se
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: (`avár dirá)


 * Hungarian: költözködik, elköltözködik, költözik, elhurcolkodik
 * Icelandic: flytja, flytjast búferlum
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 引っ越す (ひっこす, hikkosu)
 * Korean: 이사하다 (isahada)
 * Kurdish: بار کردن
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: переехать (perejéxat’), переезжать (perejezžát’)
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese: 动 (dòng)
 * Czech:
 * Danish: trække (in chess)
 * Dutch: zetten, een zet doen
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew: הזיז
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:


 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 動かす (うごかす, ugokasu)
 * Korean: 이동시키다 (idongsikida)
 * Kurdish: جولاندن
 * Lingala: koningisa
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: двигать (dvígat’)
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * American Sign Language:
 * Armenian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: flytte, bevæge
 * Dutch: (doen) bewegen, verroeren, roeren
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hebrew: הזיז, הניע
 * Icelandic: ,
 * Interlingua: mover
 * Italian: trasportare
 * Japanese: 動かす (ugokasu)
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: flytta, röra (sig)


 * Armenian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew: הזיז
 * Icelandic: ,
 * Italian: trasferire, spostare


 * Japanese: 移動させる (idousase-ru)
 * Korean: 이동시키다 (idongsikida)
 * Norwegian:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Czech:
 * Danish: bevæge
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew: (henía` lif'`ulá),


 * Icelandic:, ,
 * Italian: persuadere
 * Romanian:, însufleţi
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:


 * Czech:
 * Danish: bevæge, tilskynde
 * Dutch:, , , ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,


 * Icelandic:
 * Italian: emozionare
 * Japanese: 感動させる (causative conjugation:terminal 感動する(kandousuru))
 * Korean: 움직이다 (umjikida)
 * Norwegian:
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Czech:
 * Danish: foreslå, fremsætte forslag om
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: leggja til


 * Italian: proporre, raccomandare
 * Korean: 움직이다 (umjikida)
 * Romanian:, recomanda
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: ఆడు, కదులు


 * Italian: prodigarsi


 * : diplasar, movar
 * : diplasar, movar

Noun

 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: beweging, verroering
 * Finnish: liike, liikahdus
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew: תְּנוּעָה (tnu'a), מהלך (mahalach)
 * Italian: movimento


 * Japanese: 動き
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: (jonbeš)
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: askel, liikahdus


 * Hebrew: פעולה (pe'ula), מהלך (mahalach)
 * Italian: passo
 * Swahili:


 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: flytning
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: מעבר דירה
 * Italian: trasloco


 * Japanese: 引っ越し, 転居
 * Nahuatl: nekalpatlalistli
 * Norwegian: flytting
 * Romanian:
 * Scots:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish: mudanza
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:


 * Italian: cambiamento, cambio


 * Armenian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:


 * Hebrew: מהלך בשחמט
 * Italian: mossa
 * Japanese: 手
 * Norwegian: trekk
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: hamle


 * : movo

Noun

 * 1)  A conscript who acquires or has acquired exemptions from physical education for falsified reasons of health, i.e. by feigning sick.

Etymology
A contraction of motivaatiovemppa:.

Derived terms

 * verbs: movettaa

Adjective

 * 1) bad

Etymology
From mauvais:

Verb
move