Word

move, v.
(moved, moves, moving)
freq. cnt. 280

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 487 freq. cnt.: 343 freq. cnt.: 110 freq. cnt.: 34

go locomote move travel

sample sentences

"How fast does your new car go?"
"We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"
"The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"
"The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"
"news travelled fast"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
The children %s to the playground

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
The cars %s down the avenue

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the countryside
They %s in the countryside

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

also see

go on go up go by go off go out go by go up go down go down go down go under go on go around

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

move movement motion movement mover

also see

move on move out move back

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

travel travel traveller traveler

antonym

stay in place

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

locomotive locomotion locomotion

semantic pointers

hyponym

spread, circulate, go around carry ease whish float swap seek whine fly ride come ghost betake oneself pass over, overfly travel wend do raft get about, get around repair, resort cruise travel, journey come, come up round trundle push travel purposefully swing wander, roam, drift, stray, rove, range, roll, swan, tramp, cast, ramble, vagabond walk, take the air wind, thread, meander, weave, wander forge, spurt, spirt crawl, creep scramble slide, slither roll, wheel glide bounce, jounce breeze float, drift, blow, be adrift play float, swim swim walk turn, move around circle slice into, slice through drift, stray, err run step drive, motor automobile ski fly, wing steam, steamer tram taxi ferry caravan ride, sit prance swim rise, go up, move up, lift, come up, arise, uprise ascend, go up fall, come down, descend, go down fall zigzag, crank follow, travel along go on, advance, move on, progress, march on, pass on retreat, withdraw, draw back, recede, move back, retire, pull away, pull back retrograde proceed, go forward, continue back pan follow lead, precede pursue, follow return derail, jump flock accompany billow circulate circle angle pass pass, pass by, go by, go past, surpass, travel by hurry, speed, travel rapidly, zip speed zoom drive rush, race, speed, hasten, hotfoot, hie, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it trail, shack shuttle hiss, whoosh whisk career circuit lance outflank, go around propagate draw change, transfer swash pace step, tread step hurtle retreat whistle island hop plow, plough lurch sift fall drag run bang precess travel, move around ride snowshoe beetle

verb group

move, displace

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 57

displace move

sample sentences

"Move those boxes into the corner, please"
"I'm moving my money to another bank"
"The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the car down the avenue

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

moveable movable movable move movement movement mover mover

semantic pointers

hyponym

mobilize, mobilise relocate dislocate, luxate, splay, slip translate send, station, post, place disturb, raise up, stir up, agitate, vex, commove, shake up transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise funnel wave, brandish, flourish pull, draw carry, transport tug disarrange put, place, set, lay, position, pose lock, mesh, engage, operate propel, impel set in motion, launch wrap, wind, roll, twine unwind, wind off, unroll squeeze, force, wedge work spill, shed, disgorge spill, slop, splatter unseat separate, divide, disunite, part root out, uproot, extirpate, deracinate press down, depress lift riffle, flick, ruffle work take back center, centre pump scan shake up, jar, bump around dandle roll, revolve push, force rock, sway fluctuate pulse shift, dislodge, reposition glide stir play turn over, knock over, overturn, tip over, upset, bowl over, tump over send, ship, transport send, direct transport saltate lower, let down, take down, bring down, get down raise, lift lift, raise, get up, elevate, bring up drop sink advance, bring forward dispel, drive off, drive out, turn back, drive away, run off, chase away transfer, shift displace crowd, herd circulate circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on rout out, drive out, force out, rouse drive race, rush woosh, whoosh pour slip exteriorize, bring outside upstage swing turn, turn over turn turn slide run whistle beat, flap singsong hustle wash rake blow drag pull, draw lateralize translate hit, strike sling change hands, change owners transfer expel, throw out, kick out

verb group

go, move, travel, locomote

cause

move

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 52 freq. cnt.: 52

move

sample sentences

"He moved his hand slightly to the right"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

move movement motion

antonym

stand still

also see

move over

semantic pointers

hyponym

move involuntarily, move reflexively quicken stretch, stretch out snap, click, flick flex, bend spread, propagate reach, reach out putter around, putter, potter, potter around dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe drop back hit the dirt, hit the deck gravitate fly give way, give, move over, ease up, yield cut to pitch, lurch, shift jolt, jar duck bob wallow, welter twist, writhe, squirm, wriggle, wrestle, worm wobble, coggle sidle, sashay sidle sweep, sail sweep, brush wamble, waggle chop reciprocate move back and forth nod pulsate, beat, quiver beat, thump, pound teeter, seesaw, totter hitch, buck, jerk tilt, cant, cant over, slant, pitch careen, wobble, shift, tilt churn, boil, moil, roil slip, steal shake, agitate vibrate jerk, twitch flip, twitch click, snap stir, budge, shift, agitate arouse, stir dance stumble, trip falter, waver flap, wave, roll, undulate mill, mill about, mill around turn start, jump, startle mope, mope around mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, hop on, bestride climb strike out leap, jump, spring, bound bolt get down take, assume, take up, strike seesaw get out, go out, leave, exit part, split, separate diverge list, lean tumble, whirl, whirl around close, come together bustle, bustle about, hustle fidget linger, dawdle flinch, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail, squinch, funk lunge, thrust, hurl, hurtle swoop flow, flux flow, run, feed, course flurry streak heave crash thunder snap beat, flap fling hop turn dodge dodge throw make way dance grab cut close jump, leap, jump off slip

change residence, affiliation, or place of employment
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 20

move

sample sentences

"We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"
"The basketball player moved from one team to another"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sam and Sue %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

move movement mover

antonym

stay

semantic pointers

hyponym

relocate move in move out evacuate migrate, transmigrate migrate

follow a procedure or take a course
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 118 freq. cnt.: 95 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8

go move proceed

sample sentences

"We should go farther in this matter"
"She went through a lot of trouble"
"go about the world in a certain manner"
"Messages must go through diplomatic channels"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

procedure proceedings proceeding

semantic pointers

hypernym

act, move

hyponym

work venture, embark steamroller, steamroll

be in a state of action
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

be active move

sample sentences

"she is always moving"

verb frames

Somebody ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

move mover motion

lexical pointers

antonym

rest

semantic pointers

hyponym

rouse, bestir

go or proceed from one point to another
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

move

sample sentences

"the debate moved from family values to the economy"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

vary, change, alter

hyponym

step scroll sink, pass, lapse

give an incentive for action
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

actuate incite motivate move prompt propel