move

English

/muːv/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
  • (intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act
  • (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
  • (intransitive) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
  • (transitive) 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
  • (transitive) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game
  • (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
  • (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
  • (transitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
  • (transitive) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
  • (transitive) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
  • (transitive) To apply to, as for aid.
  • (law) To request an action from the court.
  • (intransitive) To bow or salute upon meeting.
  • (transitive) To sell, to market especially, but not exclusively, illegal products

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English moven borrowed from Old French mover, mouver derived from Latin movēre derived from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (move, drive, damp), *mew- (move, drive, damp).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mew-

Gloss

move, drive, damp

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

湿

Emoji

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