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move back in

move back in verb: to move in to one's previous residence.

Verb

move back in (third-person singular simple present moves back in, present participle moving back in, simple past and past participle moved back in)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To move in to one's previous residence.
    • Darlene had recently caught Shaylene smoking marijuana, and the resulting tension prompted her daughter to move out and stay with a friend for weeks. The split didn’t sever the relationship, though, as Shaylene stayed in close contact with her family, and she eventually moved back in.2026 August 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “An Ohio Teen Vanished During a One-Mile Drive in 1994. Her Locked Car Was Found Hours Later”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026

Forms of move back in

third-person singular presentmoves back in
present participlemoving back in
past participlemoved back in
pastmoved back in

Questions about move back in

What does move back in mean?
Move back in means to move in to one's previous residence.
What part of speech is move back in?
Move back in is a verb.
What is the past tense of move back in?
The past tense of move back in is moved back in.

Words near move back in in the dictionary

  1. move along
  2. move an inch
  3. move around
  4. move away
  5. move back
  6. move back in
  7. move down
  8. move down a notch
  9. move down a peg
  10. move forward
  11. move furniture

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