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move house

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To change one's place of residence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, UK, idiomatic

Examples

  • I haven’t had any post since I moved house.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: move, relocate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: пераязджа́ць (pjerajazdžácʹ) — change place of residence
  • Belarusian: перае́хаць (pjerajéxacʹ) — change place of residence
  • Chinese Mandarin: 搬家 (bānjiā) — change place of residence
  • Dutch: verhuizen — change place of residence
  • Finnish: muuttaa — change place of residence
  • French: déménager — change place of residence
  • German: umziehen — change place of residence
  • German: zügeln — change place of residence
  • German: zügle — change place of residence
  • Gujarati: ઘર બદલવું (ghar badalvũ) — change place of residence
  • Hungarian: elköltözik — change place of residence
  • Indonesian: pindah rumah — change place of residence
  • Japanese: 引っ越す (hikkosu) — change place of residence
  • Korean: 이사하다 (isahada) — change place of residence
  • Norman: r'muer — change place of residence
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flytte — change place of residence
  • Polish: przeprowadzać się — change place of residence
  • Polish: przeprowadzić się — change place of residence
  • Portuguese: mudar-se — change place of residence
  • Russian: переезжа́ть (perejezžátʹ) — change place of residence
  • Russian: перее́хать (perejéxatʹ) — change place of residence
  • Scottish Gaelic: imrich — change place of residence
  • Spanish: mudarse — change place of residence
  • Swedish: flytta — change place of residence
  • Ukrainian: переїжджа́ти (perejiždžáty) — change place of residence
  • Ukrainian: переї́хати (perejíxaty) — change place of residence
  • Welsh: symud tŷ — change place of residence