moved

[moovd]

adjective

1. (of the mind or feelings) affected with emotion or passion; touched.

   Your unexpected kindness has left me grateful and deeply moved.

   Everyone was moved by the story of his capture and eventual rescue.

2. having been changed from one position or place to another.

   It’s obvious which are the moved objects—you can see the handprints in the dust.

Word History and Origins

Origin of moved¹

First recorded in 1200–50; move ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Such a scenario would bring worse shaking to San Francisco than what occurred in 1906, where the epicenter was around the Golden Gate but then moved away from the city.

From Los Angeles Times

Next year will mark 20 years since the Gunners moved to the Emirates from Highbury.

From BBC

"Especially when I moved out here, the reaction was not good at all," she said.

From BBC

Three days after graduating, Shams moved to Los Angeles to open a flagship store on Melrose.

From Los Angeles Times

Although he is a native Spaniard, his English is so fluent it sounds like he has not spent a day away from north London, where he moved aged 16 to join Arsenal's academy.

From BBC

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