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Phrasal verb

move to

phrasal verb.
A2 Elementary

phrasal verb.To go to live, work, or study in a different place.

phrasal verb.To relocate one's home, workplace, or base to a new location; also, in formal or procedural English, to formally propose something ("move to adjourn").


SIMPLE

They moved to Canada last year.

CONTEXTUAL

After she got the new job, Lena moved to a small flat closer to the office.

COMPLEX

The family moved to three different countries in five years, and the children learned to make friends quickly wherever they landed.

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Level A2 · Elementary
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