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verb (adverb)
to go or cause (someone) to leave somewhere
(intr) to progress; evolvefootball has moved on since then
(intr) to put a difficult experience behind one and progress mentally or emotionally
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Words nearby move on

moved, move heaven and earth, move-in, moveless, movement, move on, move-out, mover, mover and shaker, movers and shakers, move up
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Words related to move on

accelerate, achieve, move up, progress, promote, propel, speed, storm, abandon, blast off, disappear, escape, evacuate, exit, go, pull out, quit, remove, retire, vacate

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|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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