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

Later he was moved to another facility with improved conditions, where he was allowed books, exercise and TV – enabling him to watch Premier League matches and cheer on Egyptian footballer, Mo Salah.

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The world champions will play Puerto Rico in Fort Lauderdale next Tuesday in a game that was moved from Chicago's Soldier Field earlier this week amid an ongoing US government crackdown on immigrants.

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O'Neill was also full of praise for Hume, who has moved up the leagues with Sunderland and is now a Premier League regular.

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In the 1970s, when Bunker moved to Maine, he canvassed old-timers for the names of the apples growing near his Palermo homestead.

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Homeownership—one traditional method by which prior generations of Americans built their wealth—has moved further out of reach, just as trading stocks has become easier and cheaper than ever.

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