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move on

British  

verb

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

  2. (intr) to progress; evolve

    football has moved on since then

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
move on Idioms  

  1. 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]

Example Sentences

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Others are just glad the process has moved on after a period of speculation and rumour about what was happening.

From BBC

Chessboards with pieces that move on their own.

From Los Angeles Times

Elisabeth and her half-sister Prudence are said to be concentrating on moving on.

From BBC

He knew his friend had a criminal past, but he thought he had moved on.

From The Wall Street Journal

Farmers in Northern Ireland "never gave up hope" that the government would move on its proposals around inheritance tax.

From BBC

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