move to
idiom
1
: to cause (someone) to feel (an emotion and especially sadness or sympathy)
He's not easily moved to anger.
2
: to cause (someone) to act or think in a specified way
The report moved me to change my mind.
His arguments moved them to reconsider the plan.
I felt moved to speak.
Examples of move to in a Sentence
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Coulibaly scored nine goals in four games at that tournament, held in Mexico, and earned a life-changing move to Tottenham Hotspur from Italian side Siena.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
In the last year of his life, my father, a World War II veteran, had to move to a nursing home because dementia had robbed him of his ability to live independently.
—Kathy Hersh, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
But then a writer’s strike hit Hollywood in May 2023, putting filming on pause and pushing their move to the following January.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Coulibaly scored nine goals in four games at that tournament, held in Mexico, and earned a life-changing move to Tottenham Hotspur from Italian side Siena.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
In the last year of his life, my father, a World War II veteran, had to move to a nursing home because dementia had robbed him of his ability to live independently.
—Kathy Hersh, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
But then a writer’s strike hit Hollywood in May 2023, putting filming on pause and pushing their move to the following January.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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