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I have a new apartment — I'm moving in next week.

move out to leave a house or apartment where you were

living

move over to change your position in order to make space for someone or something Would you move over so I can sit down?

mOVe 2 Ф / muv / noun [ count ]

a change of place or position

The police are watching every move she makes.

a change in the place where you live We need a big van for the move.

get a move on ( informal ) hurry

Get a move on or you'll be late for work!

move . ment & / 'muvmsnt/ noun [ count ]

moving or being moved

The old man's movements were slow and painful.

a group of people who have the same ideas or beliefs a political movement

mov . ie © / 'muvi/ noun

1 [ count ] a story shown in moving pictures that you see in theaters or on television Would you like to see a movie ?

2the movies [ plural ] the place where you go to watch a movie

We went to the movies last night. Collocations The movies Watching

go to a movie rent a movie/a DVD download a movie/a video watch a movie/a DVD/a video/a preview shoWing show/screen a movie

be released on/come out on/be out on DVD making

make/direct/produce/shoot a movie/a sequel/a video

play a character/the role of someone in a movie write the screenplay/soundtrack

movie star / ' muvi star / noun [ count ]

an actor or actress who is famous for being in movies

mov • ie the • a • ter / ' muvi eiatar /

( also the .a • ter ) noun [ count ]

a building where you go to see movies

mov • ing / ' muvig / adjective

making you feel something strongly, especially sadness It's a very moving story.

moW / mou / verb

( mows , mow ing , mowed , has mown / moun / ) to cut grass with a machine Sally is mowing the grass.

moW • er / ' mouar / noun [ count ] a machine that cuts grass —SYNONYM lawnmower

MP3 play • er / |em pi ' eri |pleiar / noun [ count ]

a small piece of equipment that stores and plays music from computer files (called MP3 files )

mph / |em pi ' eitf / abbreviation

a way of measuring how fast something is moving. Mph is

short for miles per hour

The train was traveling at 125 mph.

Mr. Q / ' mistar / abbreviation

a title that you use before the name of a man Mr. Richard Clay Mr. Holland

Mrs. О / ' misaz / abbreviation

a word that you use before the name of a woman who is married

Mrs. Carol Garcia Mrs. Nolan

M.S. / |em ' es / ( also M.Sc. / |em es ' si / ) noun [count]

a second university degree that you receive when you complete a program of study at a university in a science subject. M.S. is short for Master of Science .

— Look at M.A. , B.S. , master's degree . Ms. © / miz / abbreviation

a word that you can use before the name of any woman, instead of Mrs. or Miss Ms. Karen Green

Grammar

Miss , Mrs. , Ms. and Mr. are all titles that we use in front of someone's family name. You do not use these titles in front of a person's first name, unless it is included with the family name: Is there a Miss (Susan) Hudson here? ♦ Hello, Miss Hudson, come this way (NOT Miss Susan ).

Mt.

abbreviation of Mount

much w / mAtjV adjective, pronoun

( more / mor / most / moust / ) a big amount of something; a lot of something I don't have much money.

There was so much food that we couldn't eat it all.

Eat as much as you can.

How much paper do you want?

How much is this shirt?

Look at many .

Grammar

We usually use much only in negative sentences, in questions, and after "too," "so," "as," and "how."

In other sentences we use a lot (of) : She has a lot of money.

much2 © / mAtjV adverb

a lot

I don't like him very much.

Your apartment is much bigger than mine.