verb + preposition · neutral

move to

/muːv tuː/MOVE·to

Band 4-5speakingtask1

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

move verbmoved verb (past)move to verb + preposition

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 to6move into7+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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