budge

CEFRC1

/bʌd͡ʒ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move slightly or change a decision.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs.

Examples

  • She will not budge an inch no matter what anyone says.

  • Tom said, "budge over," forced his way in and sat down.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To move; to be shifted from a fixed position.

  2. To move; to shift from a fixed position.

  3. To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.

More examples

In context

  • I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it.

  • I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.

  • The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules.

Synonyms

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The heavy rock would not blank no matter how hard I pushed.

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Origin

verb

Borrowed from Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier, from Vulgar Latin *bullicāre (“to bubble; seethe; move; stir”), from Latin bullīre (“to boil; seethe; roil”). More at boil.