English > move: 21 senses > noun 3, act| Meaning | A change of position that does not entail a change of location. |
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| Examples | - "movement is a sign of life"
- "an impatient move of his hand"
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| Synonyms | motion, movement, motility |
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| Narrower | abduction | (physiology) moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body |
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| adduction | (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body |
| agitation | The act of agitating something |
| body English | A motion of the body by a player as if to make an object already propelled go in the desired direction |
| circumduction | A circular movement of a limb or eye |
| disturbance | The act of disturbing something or someone |
| eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics | The interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions |
| eye movement | The movement of the eyes |
| fetal movement, foetal movement | motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) |
| flit, dart | A sudden quick movement |
| gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling |
| headshake, headshaking | The act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement |
| inclination, inclining | The act of inclining |
| inversion, upending | turning upside down |
| inversion, eversion, everting | The act of turning inside out |
| jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade | An abrupt spasmodic movement |
| kick, kicking | A rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics |
| kneel, kneeling | supporting yourself on your knees |
| lurch, pitch, pitching | abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance) |
| opening | The act of opening something |
| prostration | The act of assuming a prostrate position |
| reach, reaching, stretch | The act of physically reaching or thrusting out |
| reciprocation | Alternating back-and-forth movement |
| reclining | The act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position |
| retraction | The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back |
| retroflection, retroflexion | The act of bending backward |
| rotation, rotary motion | The act of rotating as if on an axis |
| shutting, closing | The act of closing something |
| sitting | The act of assuming or maintaining a seated position |
| sitting, posing | (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait) |
| snap | The act of snapping the fingers |
| squat, squatting | The act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels |
| standing | The act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position |
| straddle, span | The act of sitting or standing astride |
| stroke | A single complete movement |
| sweep | A movement in an arc |
| toss | An abrupt movement |
| vibration, quiver, quivering | The act of vibrating |
| wave | A movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon |
| waver, flutter, flicker | The act of moving back and forth |
| wiggle, wriggle, squirm | The act of wiggling |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
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| Spanish | movimiento |
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| Catalan | motilitat, moviment |
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| Verbs | move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
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English > move: 21 senses > noun 4, act| Meaning | The act of changing location from one place to another. |
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| Examples | - "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"
- "his move put him directly in my path"
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| Synonyms | motion, movement |
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| Narrower | approach, approaching, coming | The act of drawing spatially closer to something |
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| crawl | A very slow movement |
| descent | The act of changing your location in a downward direction |
| flow, stream | The act of flowing or streaming |
| haste, hurry, rush, rushing | The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner |
| locomotion, travel | self-propelled movement |
| lurch, lunge | The act of moving forward suddenly |
| maneuver, manoeuvre, play | A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill |
| migration | The movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
| progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion | The act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
| pursuit, chase, pursual, following | The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture |
| return | The act of going back to a prior location |
| rise, ascent, ascension, ascending | The act of changing location in an upward direction |
| shift, shifting | The act of moving from one place to another |
| slide, glide, coast | The act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it |
| slippage | failing to hold or slipping out of place |
| speed, speeding, hurrying | changing location rapidly |
| swing, swinging, vacillation | changing location by moving back and forth |
| translation, displacement | The act of uniform movement |
| travel, traveling, travelling | The act of going from one place to another |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
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| Spanish | desplazamiento, movimiento, traslado |
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| Catalan | desplaçament, moviment, trasllat |
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| Verbs | move | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
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| move | change location |
English > move: 21 senses > verb 1, motion| Meaning | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Model | The cars move down the avenue |
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| Example | "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell" |
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| Synonyms | travel, go, locomote |
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| Caused by | travel, trip, jaunt | make a trip for pleasure |
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| Entailed by | miss | fail to reach or get to |
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| reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain | Reach a destination / destination, either real or abstract |
| steer | direct (oneself) somewhere |
| Narrower | accompany | go or travel along with |
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| advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on | Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| angle | Move or proceed at an angle |
| ascend, go up | Travel up, "We ascended the mountain" |
| automobile | Travel in an automobile |
| back | Travel backward |
| bang | Move noisily |
| beetle | fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle |
| betake oneself | Displace oneself |
| billow | Move with great difficulty |
| bounce, jounce | Move up and down repeatedly |
| breeze | To proceed quickly and easily |
| caravan | Travel in a caravan / caravan |
| career | Move headlong at high speed |
| carry | Cover a certain distance or advance beyond |
| circle | Move in circles |
| circle | Travel around something |
| circuit | make a circuit / circuit |
| circulate | Move around freely |
| come, come up | Move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody |
| come | Cover a certain distance |
| crawl, creep | Move slowly |
| cruise | Travel at a moderate speed |
| derail, jump | Run off or leave the rails |
| descend, fall, go down, come down | Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| do | Travel or traverse (a distance) |
| drag | Move slowly and as if with great effort |
| draw | Move or go steadily or gradually |
| drive, motor | travel or be transported in a vehicle |
| drive | Move by being propelled by a force |
| ease | Move gently or carefully |
| fall | Move in a specified direction |
| fall | descend in free fall under the influence of gravity |
| ferry | travel by ferry |
| float, drift, be adrift, blow | Be in motion due to some air or water current |
| float, swim | Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom |
| float | Move lightly, as if suspended |
| flock | Move as a crowd or in a group |
| fly, wing | Travel through the air |
| fly | Be dispersed or disseminated |
| follow | To travel behind, go after, come after |
| follow, travel along | travel along a certain course |
| forge, spurt, spirt | Move or act with a sudden increase / increase in speed or energy |
| get around, get about | Move around |
| ghost | Move like a ghost |
| glide | Move smoothly and effortlessly |
| go around, spread, circulate | Become widely known and passed on |
| hiss, whoosh | Move with a whooshing sound |
| hurtle | Move with or as if with a rushing / rushing sound |
| island hop | Travel from one island to the next |
| lance | Move quickly, as if by cutting one's way |
| lurch | Move slowly and unsteadily |
| outflank, go around | go around the flank of (an opposing army) |
| pace | Go at a pace |
| pan | make a sweeping movement |
| pass | go across or through |
| pass over, overfly | fly over |
| play | Move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly |
| plow, plough | Move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil |
| prance | spring forward on the hind legs |
| precede, lead | Move ahead / ahead (of others) in time or space |
| precess | Move in a gyrating fashion |
| proceed, go forward, continue | Move ahead |
| propagate | Travel through the air |
| pursue, follow | Follow in or as if in pursuit |
| push | Move strenuously and with effort |
| raft | travel by raft in water |
| repair, resort | Move, travel, or proceed toward some place |
| retreat | Move away, as for privacy |
| retrograde | Move in a direction contrary to the usual / usual one |
| return | Go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before |
| ride, sit | Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions |
| ride | Move like a floating object |
| ride | Sit on and control a vehicle |
| rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise | Move upward |
| roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
| round | wind around |
| run | Move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way |
| run | travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means |
| rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it | Move fast |
| scramble | To move hurriedly |
| seek | go to or towards |
| shuttle | travel back and forth between two points |
| sift | Move as if through a sieve |
| ski | Move along on skis |
| slice into, slice through | Move through a body or an object with a slicing motion |
| slither, slide | To pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly |
| snowshoe | Travel on snowshoes |
| speed | Travel at an excessive or illegal velocity |
| steamer, steam | travel by means of steam power |
| step | shift or move by taking a step |
| step, tread | put down or press the foot, place the foot |
| step | Move with one's feet in a specific manner |
| stray, err, drift | wander from a direct course or at random |
| swap | Move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science |
| swash | make violent, noisy movements |
| swim | Travel through water |
| swim | Move as if gliding through water |
| swing | change direction with a swinging motion |
| taxi | Travel slowly |
| trail, shack | Move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly |
| tram | travel by tram |
| transfer, change | change from one vehicle or transportation line to another |
| travel, journey | Travel upon or across |
| travel | Undergo transportation as in a vehicle |
| travel, move around | travel from place to place, as for the purpose of finding work, preaching, or acting as a judge |
| travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass | Move past |
| travel purposefully | Travel volitionally and in a certain direction with a certain goal |
| travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip | Move very fast |
| trundle | Move heavily |
| turn, move around | Pass to the other side of |
| walk | Use one's feet to advance |
| walk, take the air | Take a walk |
| weave, wind, thread, meander, wander | To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course |
| wend | direct one's course or way |
| wheel, roll | Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle |
| whine | Move with a whining sound |
| whish | Move with a whishing sound |
| whisk | Move quickly and nimbly |
| whistle | Move with, or as with, a whistling sound |
| withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back | pull back or move away or backward |
| zigzag, crank | travel along a zigzag path |
| zoom | Move with a low humming noise |
| See also | move back | pull back or move away or backward |
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| move on | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
| move out | move out of one's old house or office |
| Opposite | stay in place | Be stationary |
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| Similar to | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
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| Spanish | acudir, desplazarse, ir, moverse, mover, viajar |
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| Catalan | acudir, anar, desplaçar-se, moure's, moure, viatjar |
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| Nouns | motion, movement, move | the act of changing location from one place to another |
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| movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| mover | someone who moves |
English > move: 21 senses > verb 2, motion| Meaning | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Model | They move the car down the avenue |
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| Examples | - "Move those boxes into the corner, please"
- "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
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| Synonym | displace |
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| Cause to | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
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| Entailed by | bear | Move while holding up or supporting |
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| kick | Drive or propel with the foot |
| transfer | Cause to change ownership |
| Narrower | advance, bring forward | Cause to move forward |
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| agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up | change the arrangement or position of |
| beat, flap | Move with a thrashing motion |
| blow | Cause to move by means of an air current |
| brandish, flourish, wave | Move or swing back and forth |
| center, centre | Move into the center |
| change hands, change owners | Be transferred to another owner |
| chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off | Force to go away |
| circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute | Cause be distributed |
| circulate | Cause to move in a circuit or system |
| dandle | Move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees |
| disarrange | Destroy the arrangement / arrangement or order of |
| dislocate, luxate, splay, slip | Move out of position |
| displace | Cause to move, usually with force or pressure |
| drag | Use a computer mouse to move icons on the screen and select commands from a menu |
| drive | Cause someone or something to move by driving |
| drop | Let fall to the ground |
| engage, mesh, lock, operate | Keep engaged |
| expel, throw out, kick out | Force to leave or move out |
| exteriorize, bring outside | bring outside the body for surgery, of organs |
| flick, ruffle, riffle | twitch / twitch or flutter |
| fluctuate | Cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern |
| funnel | Move or pour through a funnel |
| glide | Cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly |
| herd, crowd | Cause to herd, drive, or crowd together |
| hit, strike | Drive something violently into a location |
| hustle | Cause to move furtively and hurriedly |
| jar, shake up, bump around | Shock physically |
| lateralize | Move or displace to one side so as to make lateral |
| launch, set in motion | get going |
| lift | take hold of something and move it to a different location |
| lift, raise | Move upwards |
| lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down | Move something or somebody to a lower position |
| mobilize, mobilise | Cause to move around |
| overturn, tip over, turn over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over | Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position |
| play | Cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space |
| pour | Cause to run |
| press down, depress | press down |
| propel, impel | Cause to move forward with force |
| pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
| pull, draw | Cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense |
| pulse | Drive by or as if by pulsation |
| pump | Move up and down |
| push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| race, rush | Cause to move fast or to rush / rush or race |
| raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
| rake | Move through with or as if with a rake |
| relocate | Move or establish in a new location |
| rock, sway | Cause to move back and forth |
| roll, revolve | Cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis |
| rout out, drive out, force out, rouse | Force or drive out |
| run | Cause an animal to move fast |
| saltate | Move by saltation |
| scan | Move a light beam over |
| send, direct | Cause to go somewhere |
| separate, disunite, divide, part | Force, take, or pull apart |
| shift, dislodge, reposition | change place or direction |
| singsong | Move as if accompanied by a singsong |
| sink | Cause to sink |
| slide | Move smoothly along a surface |
| sling | Move with a sling |
| slip | Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion |
| spill, shed, disgorge | Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run ... / run out or over |
| spill, slop, splatter | Cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container |
| station, post, send, place | Assign to a station / station |
| stir | Move an implement through |
| swing | Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting |
| take back | Move text to the previous line |
| transfer, shift | Move around |
| transfer | Move from one place to another |
| translate | change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation |
| translate | subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body |
| transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise | Send from one person or place to another |
| transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
| transport | Move something or somebody around |
| transport, send, ship | transport commercially |
| tug | Move by pulling hard |
| turn, turn over | Cause to move around a center so as to show another side of |
| turn | Cause to move around or rotate |
| turn | Cause to move along an axis or into a new direction |
| unseat | dislodge from one's seat, as from a horse |
| unwind, wind off, unroll | reverse the winding or twisting of |
| uproot, extirpate, deracinate, root out | pull up by or as if by the roots |
| upstage | Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience |
| wash | Move by or as if by water |
| wedge, squeeze, force | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space |
| whistle | Move, send, or bring as if by whistling |
| wind, wrap, roll, twine | Arrange or or coil around |
| woosh, whoosh | Move with a sibilant sound |
| work | Move into or onto |
| work | Move in an agitated manner |
| Similar to | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
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| Spanish | desplazar, mover, trasladar |
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| Catalan | desplaçar, moure |
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| Adjectives | movable, moveable | capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another |
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| movable | (of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand) |
| Nouns | movement | the act of changing the location of something |
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| movement, move | the act of changing location from one place to another |
| mover | a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another |
| mover | workman employed by a moving company |
English > move: 21 senses > verb 3, motion| Meaning | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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| Example | "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
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| Caused by | mobilize, mobilise | Cause to move around |
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| move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| take out, move out, remove | Cause to leave |
| Entailed by | bear | Move while holding up or supporting |
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| exercise, work out | Do physical exercise |
| push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| transplant, graft | place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient |
| Narrower | arouse, stir | To begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir" |
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| assume, take, strike, take up | Occupy or take on |
| beat, pound, thump | Move rhythmically |
| beat, flap | Move with a flapping motion |
| bob | Move up and down repeatedly |
| bolt | Move or jump suddenly |
| brush, sweep | sweep across or over |
| buck, jerk, hitch | Jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched |
| bustle, bustle about, hustle | Move or cause to move energetically or busily |
| cant, cant over, tilt, slant, pitch | heel over |
| careen, wobble, shift, tilt | Move sideways or in an unsteady way |
| chop | Move suddenly |
| churn, boil, moil, roil | Be agitated |
| climb | Move with difficulty, by grasping |
| close | change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact |
| close, come together | come together, as if in an embrace |
| crash | Move with, or as if with, a crashing noise |
| cut | Move (one's fist) |
| cut to | Move to another scene when filming |
| dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe | Move in a pattern |
| dance | Move in a graceful and rhythmical way |
| dance | skip / skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways |
| diverge | Move or draw apart / apart |
| dodge | make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid |
| dodge | Move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course |
| drop back | Take position in the rear, as in a military formation or in the line of scrimmage in football |
| duck | To move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away |
| exit, go out, get out, leave | Move out of or depart from |
| falter, waver | Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way |
| fidget | Move restlessly |
| flex, bend | bend a joint |
| flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail | draw back, as with fear or pain |
| fling | Move in an abrupt or headlong manner |
| flip, twitch | toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| flow, flux | Move or progress freely as if in a stream |
| flurry | Move in an agitated or confused / confused / confused manner |
| fly | Move quickly or suddenly |
| get down | lower (one's body) as by kneeling |
| grab | make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand |
| gravitate | Move due to the pull of gravitation |
| heave | Move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position |
| hit the dirt, hit the deck | fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger |
| hop | Move quickly from one place to another |
| hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride | get up on the back of |
| jerk, twitch | Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions |
| jolt, jar | Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion |
| jump, leap, bound, spring | Move forward by leaps and bounds |
| jump, leap, jump off | Jump down from an elevated point |
| linger, dawdle | Take one's time |
| list, lean | Cause to lean to the side |
| lunge, hurl, hurtle, thrust | make a thrusting forward movement |
| lurch, pitch, shift | Move abruptly |
| make way | Get out of the way |
| mill, mill about, mill around | Move about in a confused manner |
| mope, mope around | Move around slowly and aimlessly |
| move back and forth | Move in one direction and then into the opposite direction |
| move involuntarily, move reflexively | Move in an uncontrolled manner |
| move over, give way, give, ease up, yield | Move in order to make room for someone for something |
| nod | sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion |
| pulsate, beat, quiver | Move with or as if with a regular alternating motion |
| putter, potter, potter around, putter around | Move around aimlessly |
| quicken | show signs of life |
| reach, reach out | Move forward or upward in order to touch |
| reciprocate | Alternate the direction of motion of |
| roll, undulate, flap, wave | Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion |
| run, flow, feed, course | Move along, of liquids / liquids |
| seesaw | Move up and down as if on a seesaw |
| separate, part, split | Go one's own way / way |
| shake, agitate | Move or cause to move back and forth |
| sidle, sashay | Move sideways |
| sidle | Move unobtrusively or furtively |
| slip | Move easily |
| snap, click, flick | Cause to make a snapping sound |
| snap, click | Move or strike with a noise |
| snap | Move with a snapping sound |
| spread, propagate | Become distributed or widespread |
| startle, jump, start | Move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm |
| steal, slip | Move stealthily |
| stir, shift, budge, agitate | Move very slightly |
| streak | Move quickly in a straight line |
| stretch, stretch out | Extend one's body or limbs |
| strike out | make a motion as with one's fist or foot towards an object or away from one's body |
| stumble, trip | miss a step and fall or nearly fall |
| sweep, sail | Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions |
| swoop | Move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc |
| teeter, seesaw, totter | Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion |
| throw | Move violently, energetically, or carelessly |
| thunder | Move fast, noisily, and heavily |
| turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| turn | Move around an axis or a center |
| vibrate | shake, quiver, or throb |
| wallow, welter | roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" |
| wamble, waggle | Move unsteadily or with a weaving or rolling motion |
| whirl, tumble, whirl around | fly around |
| wobble, coggle | Move unsteadily |
| writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist | To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling / struggling / struggling) |
| See also | move over | move in order to make room for someone for something |
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| Opposite | stand still | Remain in place |
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| Spanish | moverse, mover, trasladar |
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| Catalan | moure's, moure |
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| Nouns | motion, movement, move | a change of position that does not entail a change of location |
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English > move: 21 senses > verb 8, social| Meaning | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action). |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
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| Example | "We must move quickly" |
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| Synonym | act |
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| Caused by | coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force | To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means |
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| compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| direct | Be in charge of |
| incite, instigate, set off, stir up | Provoke or stir ... / stir up |
| Narrower | act on | regulate one's behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas, or advice |
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| alternate, take turns | Do something in turns |
| antagonize, antagonise, counteract | act in opposition to |
| anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter | Act in advance of |
| attack, aggress | Take the initiative and go on the offensive |
| begin, start | Begin an event that is implied and limited by the nature or inherent function of the direct object |
| behave, comport | Behave well or properly |
| behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry | Behave in a certain manner |
| coact | act together, as of organisms |
| come close | nearly do something |
| come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out | make oneself visible |
| condescend, deign, descend | Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
| condescend | Behave in a patronizing and condescending manner |
| condescend, stoop, lower oneself | debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way |
| continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep | Continue a certain state, condition, or activity |
| continue | Continue after an interruption / interruption |
| continue, persist in | Do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop |
| cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage | Come to terms with |
| court | Engage in social activities leading to marriage |
| create | pursue a creative activity |
| dally, toy, play, flirt | Behave carelessly or indifferently |
| dare | To be courageous enough to try or do something |
| deal | Take action with respect to (someone or something) |
| dispatch | dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently |
| do well, had best | Act in one's own or everybody's best interest |
| effect | act so as to bring into existence |
| egotrip | Act in a way that attracts attention |
| evade | Practice evasion |
| exert | make a great effort at a mental or physical task |
| finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish | finally be or do something |
| force | Do forcibly |
| get around to | Do something despite obstacles such as lack of time |
| go, proceed, move | Follow a procedure or take a course |
| go ahead, plow ahead | proceed (with a plan of action) |
| go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock | Act prematurely or without reflection or too soon |
| guard | Take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence |
| interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
| interrupt, disturb | Destroy the peace or tranquility of |
| lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior | Act like the master of |
| make a point, make sure | make a point of doing something |
| make bold, dare, presume | Take upon oneself |
| maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre | Act in order to achieve a certain goal / goal |
| misbehave, misconduct, misdemean | Behave badly |
| participate, take part | Share in something |
| partner | act as a partner |
| perform | Perform a function |
| perpetrate, commit, pull | Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation |
| play | Behave in a certain way |
| play | Act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome |
| play it by ear | decide on one's actions as one goes along, depending on the situation |
| prosecute | Conduct a prosecution in a court of law |
| prosecute, engage, pursue | carry out or participate in an activity |
| race | To work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others |
| rampage | Act violently, recklessly, or destructively |
| react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
| react, oppose | act against or in opposition to |
| reciprocate | Act, feel, or give mutually or in return |
| repeat, take over | Do over |
| reward, repay, pay back | Act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions |
| rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate | Act or move at high speed |
| satisfice, satisfise | decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal |
| set about, go about, approach | Begin to deal with |
| sneak | put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner |
| stampede | Act, usually en masse, hurriedly or on an impulse |
| surprise | come upon or take unawares |
| take | carry out |
| take care | Be careful, prudent, or watchful |
| take time by the forelock | Act quickly and decisively |
| try, seek, attempt, essay, assay | make an effort or attempt |
| use | Habitually do something (use only in the past tense) |
| volunteer, offer | agree / agree freely |
| wait, hold off, hold back | wait before acting |
| woo, court, romance, solicit | make amorous advances towards |
| Opposite | refrain, forbear | Resist doing something |
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| Spanish | actuar, hacer, llevar a cabo, obrar |
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| Catalan | actuar, fer |
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| Nouns | move | the act of deciding to do something |
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