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move over

move over verb: to move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space.

Verb

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

  1. To move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space.
    Synonyms:
    move up

Synonyms of move over

Forms of move over

third-person singular presentmoves over
present participlemoving over
past participlemoved over
pastmoved over

Questions about move over

What does move over mean?
Move over means to move (oneself, or someone/something else) so as to free up space.
What part of speech is move over?
Move over is a verb.
What is the past tense of move over?
The past tense of move over is moved over.

Words near move over in the dictionary

  1. move on
  2. move one's body
  3. move one's bowels
  4. move out
  5. move out to move up
  6. move over
  7. move sideways
  8. move someone to tears
  9. move south
  10. move the chains
  11. move the deckchairs on the Titanic

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