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Meaning of scoot over | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To move one's sitting self or seat aside, so the other person has more space.
    colloquial, intransitive
  2. To slide (something) across or aside.
    colloquial, transitive

Equivalents

Español aplegar aplegarse arreconchumarse arrimar arrimarse
Français Se décaler
Magyar csúsztat
Polski posunąć posuwać przesunąć przesuwać
Русский подви́нуть подви́нуться

Examples

“Please scoot over a little so I can sit down.”
“You look like who you say you are / So scoot over, let me drive your car.”
“Scoot that ottoman over for me, would you?”

CEFR level

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

scoot up scootch scootched scootches scootching scooted

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