Move somebody to/into/from etc something

He had to move his mother into a nursing home.

move house/home British English (=go to live in a different house)

My parents kept moving house because of my dad's job.

3. CHANGE OPINION ETC

a) [intransitive]to change from one opinion or way of thinking to another

ￚs ynonym shift

Neither side is willing to move on the issue of territory.

Move towards/away from

The two political parties have moved closer towards each other in recent months.

b) [transitive] to persuade someone to change their opinion

She won't be moved - it doesn't matter what you say to her.

4. PROGRESS

[intransitive]to make progress in a particular way or at a particular rate

Things moved quickly once the contract was signed.

Get/keep things moving

The plan should boost employment and get things moving in the economy.

5. TAKE ACTION

[intransitive]to start taking action, especially in order to achieve something or deal with a problem

Move on/against

The governor has yet to move on any of the recommendations in the report.

Move fast/quickly/swiftly

You'll have to move fast if you want to get a place on the course.

6. CHANGE JOB/CLASS ETC

[intransitive and transitive]to change to a different job, class etc, or to make someone change to a different job, class etc

ￚs ynonym transfer

Move somebody to/into/from something

Several students were moved from the beginners' class into the intermediate one.

7. EMOTION

[transitive]to make someone feel strong emotions, especially of sadness or sympathy

Be deeply/genuinely/profoundly moved

Russell was deeply moved by what he heard. His speech moved the audience to tears.

8. CAUSE SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING

[transitive] to cause someone to do something

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

Move that

The chairman moves that the meeting be adjourned.

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