Phrase guide

move in

verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌmuːv ˈɪn/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • We move in to our new place in August.
  • Those two moved in together when they got engaged.
  • We are still moving in, so the house doesn't feel like home yet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: move out

2

verb

Meaning 2

To bring to a new place to live.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • I moved my mom in when she got sick.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To move closer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The lions moved in for the kill.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To attempt to take control (of something) forcibly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Troops will move in if the civil unrest continues.
  • Regulatory officials may move in on the company soon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

move into a new house or office

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: move out

Broader terms: move

6

verb

Meaning 6

occupy a place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The crowds are moving in

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: occupy, reside, lodge in

7

verb

Meaning 7

of trains; move into (a station)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pull in, get in, draw in

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: arrive, get, come

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: flytte ind — start living or working in a new place
  • French: emménager — start living or working in a new place
  • German: einziehen — start living or working in a new place
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flytte inn — start living or working in a new place
  • Polish: wprowadzać się — start living or working in a new place
  • Polish: wprowadzić się — start living or working in a new place
  • Russian: въезжа́ть (vʺjezžátʹ) — start living or working in a new place
  • Russian: въе́хать (vʺjéxatʹ) — start living or working in a new place
  • Russian: вселя́ться (vseljátʹsja) — start living or working in a new place
  • Russian: всели́ться (vselítʹsja) — start living or working in a new place
  • Spanish: mudarse para acá — start living or working in a new place
  • Swedish: flytta in — start living or working in a new place