move away

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, away.

“I lost contact with my friend after she had moved away.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, away.
  2. intransitiveTo go away from a place, especially when permanently changing one's residence.

    I lost contact with my friend after she had moved away.

    1 more example

    By Tuesday evening the track had been cleared to the three snowbound engines, and the following day, under their own steam, they were moved away; the business of relighting their fires and raising steam in such conditions is better imagined than described.

    1941 April, “Notes and News: Railwaymen and Snow”, in Railway Magazine, page 178

Translations

Arabic اِبْتَعَدَ
  • اِبْتَعَدَ (ibtaʕada)Translations
Esperanto foriri
  • foririTranslations
Finnish muuttaa pois, mennä pois
  • muuttaa poisTranslations
  • mennä poisTranslations
  • siirtyä poisTranslations
French déménager
  • déménagerTranslations
German weggehen, wegziehen
  • weggehenTranslations
  • wegziehenTranslations
Norwegian trekke unna
  • trekke unnaTranslations
Romanian se îndepărta, se muta
  • se îndepărtaTranslations
  • se mutaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

move away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20away

MLA

“move away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “move away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20away.

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