move around

verb

To relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long.

“My dad was in the military, so we used to move around.”

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Meanings

verbmove around (third-person singular simple present moves around, present participle moving around, simple past and past participle moved around)

present singular third person moves around · participle present moving around · participle past moved around · past moved around

  1. intransitiveTo relocate to new homes repeatedly; to not live in any one place for long.

    My dad was in the military, so we used to move around.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, around.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbpass to the other side of

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verbtravel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Polish przemieszczać się, przemieścić się
  • przemieszczać się(literal)
  • przemieścić się(literal)
Spanish movilizarse
  • movilizarse(literal)
Cite this entry
APA

move around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20around

MLA

“move around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20around. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “move around,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20around.

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