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View synonyms for move on

move on

verb

  1. to go or cause (someone) to leave somewhere
  2. intr to progress; evolve

    football has moved on since then

  3. intr to put a difficult experience behind one and progress mentally or emotionally
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Continue moving or progressing; also go away. For example, It's time we moved on to the next item on the agenda , or The police ordered the spectators to move on . [First half of 1800s]
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Example Sentences

As the campaign went on, I also heard from Barack, Michelle, Joe, and my new friends at Move-On.

We've got to get a move-on ourselves, for, if I'm not mistaken, that band ain't working for nothing.

You havent much excuse to bear me any ill will, seein as it was your own hand which shot the move-on order into me.

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