mover

English

Etymology

From move + -er.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːvə(r)

Noun

mover (plural movers)

  1. Someone who or something that moves.
  2. A dancer.
  3. A person employed to help people move their possessions from one residence to another.

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin movēre, present active infinitive of moveō.

Verb

mover

  1. to move

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mover, from Latin movēre, present active infinitive of moveō.

Verb

mover (first-person singular present movo, first-person singular preterite movín, past participle movido)

  1. to move
  2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of mover
  3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of mover

Conjugation


Interlingua

Verb

mover

  1. (transitive) to move

mover se

  1. (reflexive) to move

Conjugation


Old French

Verb

mover

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of movoir

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin movēre, present active infinitive of moveō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈvɛɾe/

Verb

mover

  1. to move

Descendants

References


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mover, from Latin movēre, present active infinitive of moveō, from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (to move).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /mo.ˈve(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.ˈve(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.ˈveɾ/

Verb

mover (first-person singular present indicative movo, past participle movido)

  1. to move (change position)
    Synonyms: deslocar, mexer, movimentar
  2. to induce; to persuade
  3. (law, with contra following the object) to sue (file legal action)
    João moveu uma ação contra Pedro.John sued Peter.
    Synonym: processar
  4. (chess and other games) to move (change the place of a piece)
    Synonyms: mexer, movimentar
  5. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of mover
  6. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of mover
  7. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of mover
  8. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of mover

Conjugation

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish mover, from Latin movēre, present active infinitive of moveō, from Proto-Indo-European *mew- (to move).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈbeɾ/, [moˈβeɾ]

Verb

mover (first-person singular present muevo, first-person singular preterite moví, past participle movido)

  1. (transitive) to move (to cause to change place or posture)
  2. (reflexive) to move (to change place or posture)
  3. (transitive) to move to, to cause to

Conjugation

  • Rule: o becomes a ue in stressed syllables.

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