Phrasal Verbs With 'Move'

Move ahead phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Make progress, often after a pause or delay
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The construction can MOVE AHEAD now that permisson has been granted.

Move along phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Tell someone to move from a place
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The police told the people watching to MOVE ALONG.
  2. Meaning: Develop or progress in a reasonable or satisfactory manner
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The project's MOVING ALONG and everything should be ready on time.

Move away phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Leave the area where you have been living
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I MOVED AWAY when the factory shut down.

Move away from phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Stop doing or using something to change to something different
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They're MOVING AWAY FROM Windows and are using Linux.

Move down phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Move a student to a lower level
    (Separable [optional] | American English)
    » Example: He was finding the course too difficult so they MOVED him DOWN.

Move in phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Start living in a place
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The house was empty for ages, but some new tenants MOVED IN a few weeks ago.

Move in on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Approach, often stealthily
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: As he watched, the hyenas began to MOVE IN ON the hapless wildebeest.

Move into phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Start living in a place
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: They MOVED INTO the house as soon as it was ready.

Move on phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Change the subject or your job
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: She MOVED ON to another company where the salary was considerably better.
  2. Meaning: Make people move from a place
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The police MOVED the crowd ON because they were holding up the traffic.

Move out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Leave a place you live or work in
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: She's tired of living there and is MOVING OUT.
  2. Meaning: Remove
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The president said they would MOVE the troops OUT next year.
  3. Meaning: Change lane or position to pass a vehicle
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I MOVED OUT to overtake the bus.

Move towards phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Make preparations for something
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: The government are MOVING TOWARDS free elections.

Move up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Move to make space
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: Could you MOVE UP and let me sit down?
  2. Meaning: Move to a higher level
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: They MOVED her UP to senior management.

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