Meanings
present singular third person moves mountains · participle present moving mountains · participle past moved mountains · past moved mountains
- To make every possible effort in order to achieve something.
Synonyms: move heaven and earth
- To do seemingly impossible things, to achieve incredible results.
faith will move mountains
1 more example
If I could move a mountain If I could make the sky turn black If I could turn the clock back To when I heard your neck go snap
2005, J. G. Thirlwell, “(not adam)”, in Love, performed by Foetus
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo make every possible effort in order to achieve something.
Translations
Dutch bergen verzetten
- bergen verzettendo seemingly impossible things
Finnish siirtää vuoria
- siirtää vuoriado seemingly impossible things
French déplacer des montagnes
- déplacer des montagnesdo seemingly impossible things
German Berge versetzen
- Berge versetzendo seemingly impossible things
Italian spostare le montagne, smuovere le montagne
- spostare le montagnedo seemingly impossible things
- smuovere le montagnedo seemingly impossible things
Polish przenosić góry, przenieść góry
- przenosić górydo seemingly impossible things
- przenieść górydo seemingly impossible things
Russian го́ры сверну́ть
- го́ры сверну́ть (góry svernútʹ)do seemingly impossible things
Swedish försätta berg
- försätta bergdo seemingly impossible things
Cite this entry
move mountains. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20mountains
“move mountains.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/move%20mountains. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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