budge C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈbʌdʒ/ UK /bʌd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual Freq #12090 Meanings 1 verb to move very slightly The crate wouldn't budge regardless of the efforts they made. 2 verb To move; to be shifted from a fixed position. I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch. 3 verb To move; to shift from a fixed position. I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it. 4 verb To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to move very slightly shift Word family Derived forms budgeablebudgerunbudgedunbudging Etymology Borrowed from Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier, from Vulgar Latin *bullicāre (“to bubble; seethe; move; stir”), from Latin bullīre (“to boil; seethe; roil”). More at boil. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # budge **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈbʌdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /bʌd͡ʒ/ **Frequency rank:** 12090 ## Meanings 1. to move very slightly 2. To move; to be shifted from a fixed position. 3. To move; to shift from a fixed position. 4. To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. ## Examples - The crate wouldn't budge regardless of the efforts they made. - I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch. - I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it. - The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules. ## Synonyms - shift ## Derived Forms - budgeable - budger - unbudged - unbudging ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French bouger, from Old French bougier, from Vulgar Latin *bullicāre (“to bubble; seethe; move; stir”), from Latin bullīre (“to boil; seethe; roil”). More at boil. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown