MOVE IN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does move in mean? 

• MOVE IN (verb)
  The verb MOVE IN has 3 senses:

1. occupy a place

2. of trains; move into (a station)

3. move into a new house or office

  Familiarity information: MOVE IN used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOVE IN (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Occupy a place

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

The crowds are moving in

Hypernyms (to "move in" is one way to...):

lodge in; occupy; reside (live (in a certain place))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of trains; move into (a station)

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

draw in; get in; move in; pull in

Context example:

The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station

Hypernyms (to "move in" is one way to...):

arrive; come; get (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress)

Verb group:

close in; draw in (advance or converge on)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Move into a new house or office

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "move in" is one way to...):

move (change residence, affiliation, or place of employment)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Antonym:

move out (move out of one's old house or office)

 Context examples 

It is also possible you will decide to move in with your sweetheart.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

“The country,” said Darcy, “can in general supply but a few subjects for such a study. In a country neighbourhood you move in a very confined and unvarying society.”

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Godalming behind and Quincey in front stood just out of sight ready to move in front of the window.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

A mist rose between Mrs. Creakle and me, and her figure seemed to move in it for an instant.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

No objection was made, but for some time there seemed no inclination to move in any plan, or to any distance.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

In addition, the closer a body, the more it appears to move in images taken months apart.

(A cold, close neighbor of the Sun, NASA)

One of her weaknesses was a desire to move in 'our best society', without being quite sure what the best really was.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

It allows nerve impulses to quickly move in 'tracts', which send messages between the different parts of the brain.

(Too Much Screen Time Changes Structure of Toddlers' Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

As Europa and Enceladus move in their orbits, a gravitational tug-of-war between their respective parent planets and neighboring moons keeps their orbits from becoming circular.

(Cracks in Pluto's moon could indicate it once had an underground ocean, NASA)

Cells in the human body often need to move in particular directions.

(New Mechanism of Cell Movement Revealed, NIH)