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moveto change position or go from one place to another

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to change position or go from one place to another

Pronunciation (IPA): /muːv/

Korean meaning: 움직이다, 이동하다

Korean pronunciation: **무**브

Example Sentences

  • My lazy cat only moves when it hears the can opener.
  • Don't move! There's a spider on your shoulder!
  • His dance moves were so bad that even the DJ stopped the music.

move

VERB

//muːv//

to change position or go from one place to another

move concept
💡 Concept

They move the heavy sofa across the living room together, laughing as it finally slides.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/muːv/
🇬🇧 UK/muːv/

🌳Etymology

Rootmove

Origin

라틴어 'movere'에서 유래된 단어로, '움직이게 하다'라는 의미였습니다. 프랑스어를 거쳐 중세 영어로 전해졌어요.

🎵Rhyme

provegrooveimprove
prove
groove
improve

🔗Collocations

move forward
move house
move on
make a move
move quickly

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My lazy cat only moves when it hears the can opener.

Don't move! There's a spider on your shoulder!

😄 Fun example

His dance moves were so bad that even the DJ stopped the music.

We need to move fast if we want to catch the train.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

shiftrelocatetransfergotravel

Antonyms

stayremainstop

Related

motionmovementmobilemotoremotion

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