move on


verb(adverb)
  1. to go or cause (someone) to leave somewhere

  2. (intr) to progress; evolve: football has moved on since then

  1. (intr) to put a difficult experience behind one and progress mentally or emotionally

Words Nearby move on

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How to use move on in a sentence

  • As the campaign went on, I also heard from Barack, Michelle, Joe, and my new friends at Move-On.

    Yes, We Spam! | Mimi Swartz | December 8, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • We've got to get a move-on ourselves, for, if I'm not mistaken, that band ain't working for nothing.

    The Great Airship. | F. S. Brereton
  • You havent much excuse to bear me any ill will, seein as it was your own hand which shot the move-on order into me.

    Friar Tuck | Robert Alexander Wason

Other Idioms and Phrases with move on

move on

Continue moving or progressing; also go away. For example, It's time we moved on to the next item on the agenda, or The police ordered the spectators to move on. [First half of 1800s]

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