move in

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move in

  • /ˌmuːv ˈɪn/

verb moves in · moving in · moved in

  1. 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. We move in to our new place in August.

    Opposite: move out

  2. transitive To bring to a new place to live. I moved my mom in when she got sick.
  3. intransitive To move closer. The lions moved in for the kill.
  4. intransitive To attempt to take control (of something) forcibly. Troops will move in if the civil unrest continues.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see move, in.

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verb start living or working in a new place

Españolmudarse para acá
Françaisemménager
Deutscheinziehen
Русскийвъезжа́ть vʺjezžátʹ, въе́хать vʺjéxatʹ, вселя́ться vseljátʹsja, всели́ться vselítʹsja

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@misc{move_in_2026,
  title = {move in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/move%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}