"move" meaning in English

See move in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /muːv/ Audio: en-us-move.ogg [US] Forms: move [singular], moves [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A move is something which is done to achieve a goal.
    Sense id: simple-move-en-noun-8nXkqDCd
  2. is a change in your home or business to live or work somewhere else.
    Sense id: simple-move-en-noun-DvTEGVpH
  3. A move, in a game such as chess, is when you put a piece in another place.
    Sense id: simple-move-en-noun-TkKPmyK-

Verb

IPA: /muːv/ Audio: en-us-move.ogg [US] Forms: move [canonical], moves [third-person, singular], moved [past], moved [past, participle], moving [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|mov|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you move, you go from one place to another.
    Sense id: simple-move-en-verb-cUhLddT3
  2. If you move, you change the position of part of your body.
    Sense id: simple-move-en-verb-uo~e633g
  3. If you move something, you change its position.
    Sense id: simple-move-en-verb-vN3ZebAL
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