verb

move

Translation

to move, to relocate, to affect emotionally, to propose

Can you move your car?

We are moving to a new house.

His story moved me to tears.

The team needs to move quickly.

((sth.)) to change the position of (sth.) Can you move this box?

((to a place)) to change residence to (a place) They moved to London.

((sb.)) to affect (sb.) emotionally The film really moved me.

Synonyms: shift, relocate, stir, affect; Antonyms: stay, remain, stop

From Latin 'movere', meaning 'to set in motion'. This root is also found in words like 'motor' and 'motion'.

Picture something physically changing its location, from a chess piece to a family moving house. Then extend this to emotions being 'moved'.