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moves off

moves off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move off.

Meaning of move off

Verb

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

  1. To start moving.
    • Driver Cerr spent so long complaining to us about the quality of the coal that we had barely time to get into coach No. 51, the oldest type of third-class six-wheeler, as we moved off.1950 April, Two Belfast Correspondents, “The Last Days of the Belfast and County Down Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 267

Questions about moves off

What is moves off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Moves off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of move off.

Words near moves off in the dictionary

  1. moves in
  2. moves in on
  3. moves into
  4. moves it
  5. moves mountains
  6. moves off
  7. moves on
  8. moves one's body
  9. moves one's bowels
  10. moves out
  11. moves out to move up

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