Definition of Move

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Definition of Move

Move

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage.

To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.

To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.

To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.

To apply to, as for aid.

To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.

To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.

To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.

To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

The act of moving; a movement.

The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game.

An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

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Move Quotations

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
Mother Teresa

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
Albert Einstein

Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
Albert Einstein

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.
Kahlil Gibran

It is always your next move.
Napoleon Hill

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
Benjamin Franklin

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.
Bill Cosby

Let him that would move the world first move himself.
Socrates

The United States has to move very fast to even stand still.
John F. Kennedy

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.
Theodore Roosevelt

Move Translations

move in Afrikaans is verhuis, verplaas, aangry, roer, beweeg
move in Dutch is ontroeren, aangrijpen, bewegen
move in Finnish is liikuttaa
move in German is bewegen, Bewegung
move in Italian is muovere, imbarazzato, cambiare casa, trasloco
move in Latin is permoveo, agito, pungo pupugi punctum
move in Norwegian is bevege
move in Portuguese is movimento
move in Spanish is impulsar, mudar, conmover, editar, mudanza, mover

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