moving

Từ điển Collocation

moving adj.

VERBS be | find sth I found the story intensely moving.

ADV. deeply, extraordinarily, intensely, profoundly, very a deeply moving account of life on the streets | quite

Từ điển WordNet

    adj.

  • in motion

    a constantly moving crowd

    the moving parts of the machine

  • arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion; "she laid her case of destitution before him in a very moving letter"- N. Hawthorne
  • used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion

    Her ambition was to be in moving pictures or `the movies'

    n.

  • the act of deciding to do something

    he didn't make a move to help

    his first move was to hire a lawyer

  • the act of changing your residence or place of business; relocation

    they say that three moves equal one fire

  • a change of position that does not entail a change of location; motion, movement, motility

    the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise

    movement is a sign of life

    an impatient move of his hand

    gastrointestinal motility

  • the act of changing location from one place to another; motion, movement

    police controlled the motion of the crowd

    the movement of people from the farms to the cities

    his move put him directly in my path

  • (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

    v.

  • change location; move, travel, or proceed; travel, go, locomote

    How fast does your new car go?

    We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus

    The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect

    The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell

  • cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; displace

    Move those boxes into the corner, please

    I'm moving my money to another bank

    The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant

  • move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

    He moved his hand slightly to the right

  • change residence, affiliation, or place of employment

    We moved from Idaho to Nebraska

    The basketball player moved from one team to another

  • follow a procedure or take a course; go, proceed

    We should go farther in this matter

    She went through a lot of trouble

    go about the world in a certain manner

    Messages must go through diplomatic channels

  • be in a state of action; be active

    she is always moving

  • go or proceed from one point to another

    the debate moved from family values to the economy

  • perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); act

    think before you act

    We must move quickly

    The governor should act on the new energy bill

    The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel

  • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; affect, impress, strike

    This child impressed me as unusually mature

    This behavior struck me as odd

  • give an incentive for action; motivate, actuate, propel, prompt, incite

    This moved me to sacrifice my career

  • arouse sympathy or compassion in

    Her fate moved us all

  • dispose of by selling

    The chairman of the company told the salesmen to move the computers

  • progress by being changed; go, run

    The speech has to go through several more drafts

    run through your presentation before the meeting

  • live one's life in a specified environment

    she moves in certain circles only

  • have a turn; make one's move in a game; go

    Can I go now?

  • propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting; make a motion

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

moves|moved|moving
syn.: affect animate arouse budge change convince impel induce influence motivate persuade prompt stimulate stir sway
ant.: stop