12 English Phrasal Verbs With 'MOVE'

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12 phrasal verbs with 'MOVE'

Move ahead

1. 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

1. Tell someone to move from a place
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: The police told the people watching to MOVE ALONG.
2. 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

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

Move away from

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

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

Move into

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

Move on

1. Change the subject or your job
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: She MOVED ON to another company where the salary was considerably better.
2. 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

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

Move towards

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

Move up

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

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