move in with

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To move in with somebody is to go and live in the same home as them. Boxes, and a conversation about whose sofa stays.

It is a three-part phrase and stays together. For couples it is a recognised milestone with real weight, since living together changes a relationship's legal and practical shape as well as its emotional one. It also covers moving in with a relative or a friend, which is usually about money or care. Move out is the opposite and rarely said cheerfully.

Definitions of move in with

1phrasemove in withTo begin sharing a home with somebody.B1
“They plan to move in with her mother for a year.”

Practised in Phrasal Verbs, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 34 of A Man Called Ove.

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move in with

phraseB1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To move in with somebody is to go and live in the same home as them. Boxes, and a conversation about whose sofa stays.

Definitions of move in with

1phrasemove in withTo begin sharing a home with somebody.B1
“They plan to move in with her mother for a year.”

Practised in Phrasal Verbs, A Man Called Ove

First appears in chapter 34 of A Man Called Ove.

Practise this word