Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Move"

A: Moved the line = changed the standard. The criterion that told you what is public conduct and what is private conduct changed. A new standard was set.

A: It's a common phrase that can apply to any kind of poor decision or action.

"He lost" doesn't mean the same thing. But making a bad move can be the reason he lost...

A: To rearrange or shuffle.

A: It means to overcome something.

Like, for example, when a loved one dies, you are sad for a while, but you eventually move on with your life, even if you still miss them.
Or if you were in a bad relationship and you broke up, you would be happy to move on.

A: "Move the needle" means that a person has enormous influence.

Golf needs Tiger Woods. Tiger "moves the needle."

Meaning Tiger holds a lot of influence. He is able to impact ratings, viewership, revenue.

Does Lee move the needle? = Does Lee have a lot of influence? Is he impactful?

A: He would move mountains to make his wife happy.

I didn't think I would make it to the wedding, but Fred moved mountains and managed to get me a plane ticket.

I don't get it. You asked me to set up this meeting, and I moved mountains to get it all prepared in time, and you didn't even show up.

A: "Hey, you have to forget about your past. You have to move on."

A: We must learn from the past and move forward.

We decided the worst possible thing was not to move forward.

We already have much information and the investigation is moving forward.

A: He broke your heart but you have to move on

I moved on to the next question

A: His report was poorly written and, moreover, it had no real substance.

A: Moving ahead is going in one direction passing someone/something

A: Move away is saying you are to close so they want you to move away

Stay away is saying you should keep your distance

A: "let's move on to the picture 1"
This is grammatically incorrect. If you want to use 'the', it would be better to say:
"let's move on to the first picture"


"let's move on to picture 1"
This is grammatically correct as-is.


Using the word 'the' indicates which picture you want to talk about or focus on. In the second sentence, it is not necessary since you are clearly identifying which picture you want to talk about.

A: using your examples:

"I can't move on" means you passed through a traumatic experience or ended a relationship with someone(more common) and you can't get past those traumatic/sad feelings, basically you are not ok mentally and you are not getting better(living your daily life as before)

"I can't move" means you can't physically move

The first one is mentally related and the second one is physically related.

A: @learning257 but it’s referring to the act of movement. You can’t say “your moving was good” but “your move was good”. And you can’t say “Move to a new place isn’t easy” but “moving to a new place isn’t easy(or you can also say “To move a new place isn’t easy”)”.

Move can be a verb too if you use it in the imperative mood. Like, “Move or that car is going to hit you!”

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Yes, "Get a move on" it is commonly used. One thing to keep in mind is that this phrase is not very polite.

I do not recommend using it when speaking to your employees, coworkers, bosses, older family members, etc.

I mostly hear parents say it to their kids.

A: Looking up / Nodding up

A: Please move your car, so I can pass through.

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A: @serene: I want to move the class on Thursday to Saturday

A: "move out" and "move in" are generally just used when talking about a person moving from one house to another.
For your example, it sounds better as just: She is going to move to Spain.

A: This sounds a little unnatural but it still gets the point across. If you say "The movie had me on the edge of my seat." it sounds more natural.

A: × Don’t move as much as possible.
✓ Try and move as little as possible.

A: Some people do strange body movements to show everyone how angry they are.

For this video she is angry at men.


The clapping 👏 is to get attention. “Pay attention to what I am saying!”

A: ln this sentence, "takes" is a noun meaning "interpretations of" or "versions of." In other words, KFC's "takes on traditional Chinese dishes" are their way of making the Chinese dishes.

It is more common to see "take" used as a verb. But this noun definition of "take" is still pretty common.

Another example:
"Critics loved the new band's takes on classic songs by the Beatles."
In this sentence, the "takes" are new versions of Beatles songs that are performed by a different band.