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move in

UK/ˌmuːv ˈɪn/US/ˌmuːv ˈɪn/
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To move in is to bring your boxes and start living in a new home. The day the keys change hands.

It is used without an object, and the matching phrase is move out. Moving in with somebody is a distinct milestone in a relationship and has its own weight in conversation. There is a second sense meaning to approach threateningly, since police move in on a suspect and a competitor moves in on a market. A third phrase, move in certain circles, means to mix socially with a particular set.

Definitions of move in

  1. 1phrasemove inTo begin living in a new home.B1

    “They move in at the end of the month.”

  2. 2phraseapproachTo approach in order to take control.C1

    “Police decided to move in before dawn.”

Practised in Around the House, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 2 of A Man Called Ove.

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