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In intransitive terms the difference between move and transition

is that move is (to change residence) To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in while transition is to make a transition.

In transitive terms the difference between move and transition

is that move is to propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn while transition is to bring through a transition; to change.

move

English

Alternative forms

* meve * (l) (obsolete) * (l)

Verb

(mov)
  • To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
    • A ship moves rapidly.
    I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, I was too lazy to move .
  • * 1839 , Denison Olmsted, A Compendium of Astronomy Page 95
    • Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
  • To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.
    • to move in a matter
    Come on guys, let's move : there's work to do!
  • (senseid)To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.
    • I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life.
    They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time.
  • (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
    • The rook moved from a8 to a6.
    My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine.
  • (ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir.
    • The waves moved the boat up and down.
    The horse moves a carriage.
  • (chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.
    • She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board.
  • To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
    • This song moves me to dance.
  • * Knolles
    • Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.
  • * Dryden
    • No female arts his mind could move .
  • To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite, as an emotion.
    • That book really moved me.
  • * Bible, Matthew ix. 36
    • When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them.
  • To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.
    • I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Let me but move one question to your daughter.
  • * Hayward
    • They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects.
  • (obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).
  • (obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
  • * 1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book VII:
    • "Sir," seyde Sir Boys, "ye nede nat to meve me of such maters, for well ye wote I woll do what I may to please you."
  • (obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Synonyms

    * actuate * affect * agitate * impel * incite * incline * induce * influence * instigate * offer * persuade * prompt * propose * rouse * stir * transfer * trouble

    Derived terms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of moving; a movement.
    • A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course.
  • An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
    • He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen.
  • A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.
    • She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move .
    He can win a match with that one move .
  • The event of changing one's residence.
    • The move into my fiancé's house took two long days.
    They were pleased about their move to the country.
  • A change in strategy.
    • I am worried about our boss's move .
    It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders.
  • A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
  • * 2013 , Phil McNulty, "[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23830980]", BBC Sport , 1 September 2013:
    • Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.
  • (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.
    • The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession.
    It's your move ! Roll the dice!
    If you roll a six, you can make two moves .

    Synonyms

    * (act of moving) * (moving to another place) removal, relocation

    Derived terms

    * camera move * get a move on * make a move * on the move

    References

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    transition

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of change from one form, state, style or place to another.
  • * , chapter=12
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=So, depending on how he chooses to govern over the next four years, Mr. Obama may yet have a chance to reset the stale debate in Washington, or at least to hasten the transition from one moment to the next. His re-election opens the door further for the post-’60s generation, even if it does not quite clear the room.}}
  • A word or phrase connecting one part of a discourse to another.
  • (music) A brief modulation; a passage connecting two themes.
  • (genetics) A point mutation in which one base is replaced by another of the same class (purine or pyrimidine); compare transversion.
  • (some sports) A change from defense to attack, or attack to defense.
  • (medicine) The onset of the final stage of childbirth.
  • (education) Professional special education assistance for children or adults in the process of leaving one educational environment or support program for another to relatively more independent living.
  • (skating) A change between forward and backward motion without stopping.
  • (LGBT) The process or act of changing from one gender role to another, or of bringing one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.

    • Usage notes

    In the United Kingdom education system, the noun is used to define any move within or between schools, for example, a move from one year group to the next. Contrast with transfer which is used to define a move from one school to another, for example from primary school to secondary school. In the United States education system the, noun is used to define a move from a one phase of an to another specifically regarding the child's or adult's progress from more or less special educational support to greater independent living.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a .
  • To bring through a ; to change.
    • The soldier was transitioned from a combat role to a strategic role.
  • (LGBT) To change from one gender role to another, or bring one's outward appearance in line with one's internal gender identity.
  • * 2006 , Taylor J. Holder, All Points in Between: Shifting on the Scale of Sex and Gender (ISBN 0595399274):
    • Eric told me that after he transitioned , he wanted to learn to fish and all the things his father never taught him.
  • * 2009 , Julia Serano, Whipping Girl (ISBN 0786747919):
    • And simply being accepted into one of these programs was not a guarantee that one would be allowed to transition . First, the trans person had to undergo extensive, sometimes indefinite, periods of psychotherapy
  • * 2009 , Mara Drummond, Transitions - A Guide To Transitioning For Transsexuals And Their Families , page 71:
    • If the transitioning' person leaves the family home, there will be moving costs, and costs associated with the acquisition of another home or the renting of an apartment. If the non-' transitioning spouse leaves the family home,
  • * 2012 , Kevin Alderson, Counseling LGBTI Clients (ISBN 1412987180), page 195:
    • After he transitioned , he changed jobs so he could go stealth, hoping that no one would discover he was once a woman.

    Related terms

    * transit * transitional * transitionary * transitionist * transition element * transition metal ----