Move with the times

Move to do something

Move that

Move somebody to do something

Seeing her there had moved him to think about the time they had together.

be/feel moved to do something

I have never before felt moved to write, but I feel I must protest.

9. TIME/ORDER

[transitive] to change the time or order of something

move something to/from something

Could we move the meeting to Thursday?

10. CHANGE SUBJECT◀

[intransitive] to start talking or writing about a different subject

move away from/off/to etc

We seem to be moving away from the main point of the discussion.

ￚsee also move on

11. get moving

also move it

spoken used to tell someone to hurry

Come on, get moving or you'll be late for school.

12. it's time I was moving/we ought to get moving etc

spoken used to say that you need to leave or go somewhere

I think it's time we were moving. I ought to get moving - I have to be up early tomorrow.

13. GAMES

[intransitive and transitive] to change the position of one of the objects used to play a game such as chess

14. AT A MEETING

[intransitive and transitive] formal to officially make a proposal at a meeting

The chairman moves that the meeting be adjourned.

I move to approve the minutes as read.

move an amendment British English (=suggest a change)

They want to move an amendment to the bill.

15. GO FAST

[intransitive] informal to travel very fast

This car can really move!

16. BE BOUGHT

[intransitive] if things of a particular kind are moving, they are being bought, especially at a particular rate

The highest-priced homes are still moving slowly.

to change the way you think and behave, as society changes

If the resorts want to keep attracting tourists, they need to move with the times.

18. move in... circles/society/world

to spend a lot of time with a particular type of people and know them well

She spent time in England, where she moved in high society.

move along phrasal verb

1. if a process or situation is moving along, or if you move it along, it continues and makes progress

Construction of the bridge is moving along.

hope move something along

2. move somebody ↔along

to officially order someone to leave a public place

A queue formed by the gates, and a policeman tried to move people along.

move around phrasal verb

to change where you live very frequently, especially so that you live in many different parts of a country

My dad was in the army, so we moved around a lot.

move away phrasal verb

to go to live in a different area

My best friend moved away when I was ten.

move down (something) phrasal verb

to change to a lower group, rank, or level

Interest rates have moved down. A drop in wages has meant that these families have moved down the social and economic scale.

move in phrasal verb

1. also move into something

to start living in a new home

ￚopposite move out

When are you moving in?

Mom and Dad had always planned to move into a smaller house when we grew up.

2. to start living with someone in the same home

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