movement

CEFRB1

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act or process of moving.

  2. 02

    noun

    A group organized to achieve a social or political change.

Examples

  • The burglar alarm is activated by movement.

  • The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.

  2. The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.

  3. Physical motion between points in space.

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In context

  • Your son took part in the student movement, I hear.

  • I saw a movement in that grass on the hill.

  • The labor movement has been struggling in America since the passage of the Taft-Hartley act in 1947.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mevement, from Old French movement (modern French mouvement), from movoir + -ment; cf. also Medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere (“move”). Doublet of moment and momentum. In this sense, displaced native Old English styring, which led to Modern English stirring. Morphologically move + -ment.