move – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of move

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to move towards doing sth
Participle: moved towards doing sth
Gerund: moving towards doing sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Imove towards doing sth
youmove towards doing sth
he;she;itmoves towards doing sth
wemove towards doing sth
youmove towards doing sth
theymove towards doing sth

Perfect

Ihave moved towards doing sth
youhave moved towards doing sth
he;she;ithas moved towards doing sth
wehave moved towards doing sth
youhave moved towards doing sth
theyhave moved towards doing sth

Past

Imoved towards doing sth
youmoved towards doing sth
he;she;itmoved towards doing sth
wemoved towards doing sth
youmoved towards doing sth
theymoved towards doing sth

Pluperfect

Ihad moved towards doing sth
youhad moved towards doing sth
he;she;ithad moved towards doing sth
wehad moved towards doing sth
youhad moved towards doing sth
theyhad moved towards doing sth

Future

Iwill move towards doing sth
youwill move towards doing sth
he;she;itwill move towards doing sth
wewill move towards doing sth
youwill move towards doing sth
theywill move towards doing sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have moved towards doing sth
youwill have moved towards doing sth
he;she;itwill have moved towards doing sth
wewill have moved towards doing sth
youwill have moved towards doing sth
theywill have moved towards doing sth

Subjunctive

Present

Imove towards doing sth
youmove towards doing sth
he;she;itmove towards doing sth
wemove towards doing sth
youmove towards doing sth
theymove towards doing sth

Perfect

Ihave moved towards doing sth
youhave moved towards doing sth
he;she;ithave moved towards doing sth
wehave moved towards doing sth
youhave moved towards doing sth
theyhave moved towards doing sth

Imperfect

Imoved towards doing sth
youmoved towards doing sth
he;she;itmoved towards doing sth
wemoved towards doing sth
youmoved towards doing sth
theymoved towards doing sth

Pluperfect

Ihad moved towards doing sth
youhad moved towards doing sth
he;she;ithad moved towards doing sth
wehad moved towards doing sth
youhad moved towards doing sth
theyhad moved towards doing sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould move towards doing sth
youwould move towards doing sth
he;she;itwould move towards doing sth
wewould move towards doing sth
youwould move towards doing sth
theywould move towards doing sth

Perfect

Iwould have moved towards doing sth
youwould have moved towards doing sth
he;she;itwould have moved towards doing sth
wewould have moved towards doing sth
youwould have moved towards doing sth
theywould have moved towards doing sth

Imperative

youmove towards doing sth
weLet's move towards doing sth
youmove towards doing sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam moving towards doing sth
youare moving towards doing sth
he;she;itis moving towards doing sth
weare moving towards doing sth
youare moving towards doing sth
theyare moving towards doing sth

Perfect

Ihave been moving towards doing sth
youhave been moving towards doing sth
he;she;ithas been moving towards doing sth
wehave been moving towards doing sth
youhave been moving towards doing sth
theyhave been moving towards doing sth

Past

Iwas moving towards doing sth
youwere moving towards doing sth
he;she;itwas moving towards doing sth
wewere moving towards doing sth
youwere moving towards doing sth
theywere moving towards doing sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been moving towards doing sth
youhad been moving towards doing sth
he;she;ithad been moving towards doing sth
wehad been moving towards doing sth
youhad been moving towards doing sth
theyhad been moving towards doing sth

Future

Iwill be moving towards doing sth
youwill be moving towards doing sth
he;she;itwill be moving towards doing sth
wewill be moving towards doing sth
youwill be moving towards doing sth
theywill be moving towards doing sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been moving towards doing sth
youwill have been moving towards doing sth
he;she;itwill have been moving towards doing sth
wewill have been moving towards doing sth
youwill have been moving towards doing sth
theywill have been moving towards doing sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be moving towards doing sth
youwould be moving towards doing sth
he;she;itwould be moving towards doing sth
wewould be moving towards doing sth
youwould be moving towards doing sth
theywould be moving towards doing sth

Perfect

Iwould have been moving towards doing sth
youwould have been moving towards doing sth
he;she;itwould have been moving towards doing sth
wewould have been moving towards doing sth
youwould have been moving towards doing sth
theywould have been moving towards doing sth

Other

Verbs similar to 'move'

amove, cove, emove, gove, hove, love, meve, moe, moeve, mole,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to move from one place to another
shift
to change position from one place to another
budge, interchange, rearrange, redistribute, relocate, shift, stir, transfer, travel
to encourage or persuade into action; to bring about a reaction
abet, actuate, bring about, encourage, engender, evoke, excite, foment, goad, grill, impel, incite, induce, instigate, invoke, motivate, prompt, provoke, rouse, set off, spur, stir, stir up, urge, whip up
progress
advance, budge, proceed, remove, stir, act
arouse
agitate, dislocate, disturb, excite, drive, propel, rouse, shake
influence
impress, affect, touch
propose
submit, introduce, recommend, suggest

Antonyms

to render motionless; to cause something to stop moving
accelerate, continue, immobilize
to cease moving; to come to a stand or standstill
accelerate, continue, go, proceed, stop
progress
retrogression, relapse, recession, decline
arouse
calm, quiet, pacify, assuage
influence
ineffectiveness, impotence, futility, incapacity

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 1275, from Anglo-Fr. movir (O.Fr. moveir), from L. movere "move, set in motion" (pp. motus, freq. motare), from PIE base *meue- (cf., Skt. kama-muta "moved by love" and probably mivati "pushes, moves;" Lith. mauti "push on;" Gk. ameusasthai "to surpass," amyno "push away"). Meaning "to affect with emotion" is from c.1300; that of "to prompt or impel toward some action" is from c.1380. Sense of "to change one's place of residence" is from 1707. Meaning "to propose (something) in an assembly, etc.," is first attested 1452. The noun in the gaming sense is from 1656. Phrase on the move "in the process of going from one place to another" is from 1796; get a move on "hurry up" is Amer.Eng. colloquial from 1888. A moveable feast (1430) is one in the Church calendar which, though always on the same day of the week, varies its date from year to year.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-
4. Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
5. Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
6. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti
7. Proto-Italic *moweō
8. Latin movēre
9. Old Northern French moverbor.
10. Middle English moven
11. English move
12. From Middle English moven, moeven, meven, borrowed from Old Northern French mover, moveir and Old French mouver, moveir (“to move”) (compare modern French mouvoir from Old French movoir), from Latin movēre (“move; change, exchange, go in or out, quit”), from Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- (“to move, drive”). Cognate with Lithuanian mauti (“to push on, rush”), Sanskrit मीवति (mī́vati, “pushes, presses, moves”), Middle Dutch mouwe (“sleeve”). Largely displaced native English stir, from Middle English stiren, sturien, from Old English styrian. See also Old English hrēran. See: Latin 'moveō', Lithuanian 'mauti', Sanskrit 'मीवति'.

Verbs referencing "move"

Esperanto movi, Spanish mover, Dutch moven, Ido movar.

Sample Sentences

  • “ Well, now, _good-by_, ” said George, holding Eliza's hands, and gazing into her eyes, without moving. They stood silent; then there were last words, and sobs, and bitter weeping,—such parting as those may make whose hope to meet again is as the spider's web,—and the husband and wife were parted. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] to her, and which can give her no other pleasure than the gratification of an internal faculty. She has been known to sit for half an hour, holding a book before her sightless eyes, and moving her lips, as she has observed seeing people do when reading. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] could feel or smell in his new location. For instance, treading upon the register of a furnace, he instantly stooped down, and began to feel it, and soon discovered the way in which the upper plate moved upon the lower one; but this was not enough for him, so lying down upon his face, he applied his tongue first to one, then to the other, and seemed to discover that they were of different kinds of [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Immense politeness and good breeding are observed throughout. They all take their tone from the Doctor; and he moves a very Chesterfield among the company. Like other assemblies, these entertainments afford a fruitful topic of conversation among the ladies for some days; and the gentlemen are so anxious to shine [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and trembled when I saw a workman come out upon the roof, lest with one thoughtless stamp of his foot he should crush the structure beneath him, and bring it rattling down. The very river that moves the machinery in the mills (for they are all worked by water power ), seems to acquire a new character from the fresh buildings of bright red brick and painted wood among which it takes its course; [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and cracking under us; and the depth of water, in the course we took to avoid the larger masses, carried down the middle of the river by the current, did not exceed a few inches. Nevertheless, we moved onward, dexterously; and being well wrapped up, bade defiance to the weather, and enjoyed the journey. The Connecticut River is a fine stream; and the banks in summer-time are, I have no doubt, [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • ‘What a delicious country you have about these lodgings of yours ! ’ ‘Poh ! ’ said he, moving his fingers carelessly over the notes of his instrument: ‘Well enough for such an Institution as this ! ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] coaches, horses, waggons, baskets, boxes: crossed and recrossed by other ferry-boats: all travelling to and fro: and never idle. Stately among these restless Insects, were two or three large ships, moving with slow majestic pace, as creatures of a prouder kind, disdainful of their puny journeys, and making for the broad sea. Beyond, were shining heights, and islands in the glancing river, and a [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] all convicted at the same time of a conspiracy to rob their prosecutor. In the silence and solitude of their lives they had grown to be quite beautiful. Their looks were very sad, and might have moved the sternest visitor to tears, but not to that kind of sorrow which the contemplation of the men awakens. One was a young girl; not twenty, as I recollect; whose snow-white room was hung with the [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Scarcely venturing to breathe, and listening while he thinks, he conjures up a figure with his back towards him, and imagines it moving about in this next cell. He has no idea of the face, but he is certain of the dark form of a stooping man. In the cell upon the other side, he puts another figure, whose face is hidden from him [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Viet Cong headquarters... I had moved to what Bert called Washington Control, (Suburban Fury)
  • When you sing that thing backstage, it moved me. I swear to God, it moved me. (Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties)