movement

Definition

  • noun: the act or process of moving people or things from one place or position to another
  • noun: the act or process of moving
  • usually used in plural
  • synonyms: motion, advancement, emotion

Examples

  • There has been a 'movement' [='tendency'] toward lower prices in the housing market recently. [=prices have been going lower in the housing market recently]

  • There has been a 'movement' back to more therapeutic treatments of mental disorders in recent years.

  • There hasn't been any 'movement' in the negotiations. [=the negotations have not progressed]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) is not possible to determine any sign of intelligence yet. It acts more as a reflect. One neuron, you're alive. Two neurons, you're moving. And with movement, interesting things began to happen. Animal life on Earth goes back millions of years. Yet, most specie only use -% of its celebral capacity. (..)
    2014 Lucy