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Meaning of move in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.
    intransitive
  2. To bring to a new place to live.
    transitive
  3. To move closer.
    intransitive
  4. To attempt to take control (of something) forcibly.
    intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“"Oh yeah, what if I just moved you in so I could have sex with you every time I wanted to?"”
“The lions moved in for the kill.”
“Troops will move in if the civil unrest continues.”
“Regulatory officials may move in on the company soon.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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