move to
idiom
1
: to cause (someone) to feel (an emotion and especially sadness or sympathy)
He's not easily moved to anger.
2
: to cause (someone) to act or think in a specified way
The report moved me to change my mind.
His arguments moved them to reconsider the plan.
I felt moved to speak.
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If at some point, investors decide that cash flows are what is really important about Tesla, then the market price of its shares will move to its corresponding fundamental value.
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Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
His administration’s attempt to involve itself in Peters’ case is its latest move to reward allies who violated the law on Trump’s behalf.
—Colleen Slevin, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Jackson, a former five-star prospect from the Bronx, announced his move to St. John’s on Monday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Could the next pope move to distance the church from those positions or continue that?
—Nia Dumas, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
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Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
His administration’s attempt to involve itself in Peters’ case is its latest move to reward allies who violated the law on Trump’s behalf.
—Colleen Slevin, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2025
Jackson, a former five-star prospect from the Bronx, announced his move to St. John’s on Monday.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Could the next pope move to distance the church from those positions or continue that?
—Nia Dumas, NPR, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Move to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/move%20to. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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