move in
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
move in (third-person singular simple present moves in, present participle moving in, simple past and past participle moved in)
- (intransitive) 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.
- Antonym: move out
- (transitive) To bring to a new place to live.
- 2009, Henri Jah Marquis, Betrayal in the Bayou, page 61:
- "Oh yeah, what if I just moved you in so I could have sex with you every time I wanted to?"
- (intransitive) To move closer.
- The lions moved in for the kill.
- (intransitive) To attempt to take control (of something) forcibly.
- Troops will move in if the civil unrest continues.
- Regulatory officials may move in on the company soon.
Translations[edit]
start living or working in a new place
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