verb + preposition · neutral
move to
/muːv tuː/MOVE·to
to change your residence and go to live in another place
Examples
“After graduation I moved to the city for work.”
“They moved to a bigger flat last month.”
“Many young people move to London hoping to find better jobs.”
Band 8 sentence
“After securing a permanent position, she decided to move to the capital to be closer to career opportunities.”
Collocations
- move to the city
- move to a new flat
Word family
Common mistakes
I moved into Hanoi last year.→I moved to Hanoi last year.
We move to a new house last month.→We moved to a new house last month.
I moved on Saigon.→I moved to Saigon.
Say it for a higher band
5go to→6move into→7+move to
Synonyms
relocate
move into
Easily confused
move into
“We moved into our new apartment last week.”
relocate
“He had to relocate for his new job.”
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