move on

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move on

verb moves on · moving on · moved on

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To continue; to proceed; to go on. After spending the night resting in an abandoned church, the group decided to move on in their quest.
  2. idiomatic, intransitive To start dealing with something else. The best revenge is always to just happily move on and let karma do the rest.
  3. idiomatic, informal, transitive To attempt a seduction, often in a way seen as disloyal or rude to another. I think Shane is going to move on my ex tonight.
  4. To physically move something or someone. The police moved the protestors on.
  5. transitive To assault or attack.

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verb to start dealing with something else

Españolsuperarlo, seguir adelante, continuar adelante
Françaispasser à autre chose
Italianopassare oltre
Русскийпродвигаться prodvigatʹsja

verb to leave somewhere for another place

Ελληνικάπροχωρώ prochoró, συνεχίζω synechízo

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@misc{move_on_2026,
  title = {move on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/move%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}