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movement

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈmuːv.mənt

Definitions

  1. Physical motion between points in space.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Physical motion between points in space
  3. A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
    countable, uncountable
  4. A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch
  5. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.
    countable, uncountable
  6. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc
  7. A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
    countable, uncountable
  8. A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
  9. A large division of a larger composition.
    countable, uncountable
  10. A large division of a larger composition
  11. Melodic progression, accentual character, tempo or pace.
    countable, uncountable
  12. An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.
    countable, uncountable
  13. The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.
    countable, uncountable
  14. A pattern in which pairs change opponents and boards move from table to table in duplicate bridge.
    countable, uncountable
  15. Ellipsis of bowel movement (“an act of emptying the bowels”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  16. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

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العربيةالحركةانتقالحركة
Azərbaycan dilihərəkathərəkət
Беларускаярух
Българскидвижение
বাংলাগতি
Bosanskigibgibanjekretanjekretnjaosapokretpomakpotegstavstavakгибкретањекретњапокретпомакпотегставставак
Catalàmoviment
Češtinahnutípohybpřesunruchvěta
Danskbevægelsesats
Ελληνικάδιακίνησηκίνημακίνησημέροςμετα-μετακίνησηρεύμα
Esperantomovadomoviĝo
Eestiliikumine
Euskaramugimendu
Suomikulkuliikahdusliikeliikehdintäliikkeelläololiikuntoosatyöliike
Gaeilgecorraí
Gàidhliggluaisneachdgluasad
Galegomovementorelouco
עבריתמהלךמָנוֹדנידנִידתְּזוּזָהתנועה
हिन्दीआंदोलनगतिचलचालनचेष्टाजुंबिशपरिसंचरणयातायातरफ़्ताररेटवेगसंचरणहरकत
Hrvatskigibgibanjekretanjekretnjaosapokretpomakpotegstavstavakгибкретањекретњапокретпомакпотегставставак
Magyarmozgalommozgástétel
Հայերենշարժշարժում
Bahasa Indonesiabercegerakgerakanpergerakan
Íslenskahreyfing
Italianomovimento
日本語動動き動態楽章運動
ქართულიმოძრაობა
Қазақ тіліқимылқозғалыс
ភាសាខ្មែរចលនាដំណើរ
한국어동작악장운동움직임이동행
Kurdîcumbuşhereketosa
Кыргызчакыймыл
Latinaagitatiogestummotusmovimentum
Latviešukustība
Македонскидвижење
മലയാളംചലനംപ്രസ്ഥാനം
Монголхөдөлгөөн
मराठीहालचाल
Bahasa Melayupergerakan
မြန်မာအသွားအလာ
Nederlandsbewegingdeeluurwerkverroering
Polskiagitacjaożywienieruchruchowy
Portuguêsandamentomovimento
Românămișcare
Русскийдвижениечасть
Slovenčinahnutie
Slovenščinagibanjestavek
Shqiplëvizje
Српскиgibgibanjekretanjekretnjaosapokretpomakpotegstavstavakгибкретањекретњапокретпомакпотегставставак
Svenskadefekationfolkrörelseförflyttningöppningrörelsesats
Kiswahiliharakatipeleka
தமிழ்அசைவுஇயக்கம்நகர்வு
ไทยการเคลื่อนไหวความเคลื่อนไหว
Türkmençehereket
Türkçecümbüşdevinimhareket
Українськаперемі́щенняпересуваннярух
اردوتحریکحَرْکَت
O'zbekchaharakat
Tiếng Việtcử độngđộng tácphong tràotrào lưu

Examples

“I saw⟳ a movement in that grass on the hill.”
“social movement”
“The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.”
“During the latter part of Taiwan's authoritarian period, social protest⟳ movements arose that complemented the periodic efforts of the political opposition- the dangwai-to open⟳ the political system. One of the most prominent movements occurred in the town of Lukang in Changhua County in 1986.”
“Beethoven's movements”
“Albuquerque International Sunport serviced over 200,000 movements last⟳ year.”
“The movement on his cutter was devastating.”
“when after a movement feces are streaked with blood and the patient suffers from sphincter algia, a fissure should be suspected,”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Movement 2 June movement control order movement disorder Movement for Democratic Change Movements movent

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