movement

B1 Topic:Theater & Performance

US /ˈmuːv.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #2550

Meanings

1

noun
The act of moving or changing position.

I saw a sudden movement in the bushes.
2

noun
A group of people who share the same ideas and work together for a common goal.

She was an early member of the environmental movement.
3

noun
A main self-contained section of a longer piece of music, such as a symphony.

The second movement of the symphony is slow and gentle.
4

noun
The internal parts that make a watch or clock work.

It was an expensive watch with a precise movement.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of moving or... motion

2 noun · a group of people who share... social movement

Word family

Forms movements

Derived forms a-movementaftermovementantimovementcomovementcountermovementecomovementholomovementmarch-movementmicromovementmidmovementmultimovementnonmovement

Related forms speed symphony vector velocity

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Idioms (1)

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grass roots movement
a movement started and driven by ordinary people rather than leaders or organizations

Etymology

From Middle English mevement, from Old French movement (modern French mouvement), from movoir + -ment; cf. also Medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere (“move”). Doublet of moment and momentum. In this sense, displaced native Old English styring, which led to Modern English stirring. Morphologically move + -ment.

*m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European mevement Middle English movement Old French movimentum la-med movere Latin

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Theater & Performance Actions & Processes

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# movement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmuːv.mənt/
**Frequency rank:** 2550

## Meanings
1. The act of moving or changing position.
2. A group of people who share the same ideas and work together for a common goal.
3. A main self-contained section of a longer piece of music, such as a symphony.
4. The internal parts that make a watch or clock work.

## Examples
- I saw a sudden movement in the bushes.
- She was an early member of the environmental movement.
- The second movement of the symphony is slow and gentle.
- It was an expensive watch with a precise movement.

## Derived Forms
- a-movement
- aftermovement
- antimovement
- comovement
- countermovement
- ecomovement
- holomovement
- march-movement
- micromovement
- midmovement
- multimovement
- nonmovement

## Related Forms
- speed
- symphony
- vector
- velocity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *m(y)ewh₁-
- Root: mevement
- Root: movement
- Root: movimentum
- Root: movere
- Affix: -ment - result

## Etymology
From Middle English mevement, from Old French movement (modern French mouvement), from movoir + -ment; cf. also Medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere (“move”). Doublet of moment and momentum. In this sense, displaced native Old English styring, which led to Modern English stirring. Morphologically move + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Movement comes from Middle English mevement, from Old French movement (modern French mouvement), from movoir + -ment; cf. also Medieval Latin movimentum, from Latin movere (“move”). Doublet of moment and momentum. In present-day English its meanings include the act of moving or changing position, a group of people who share the same ideas and work together for a common goal, and a main self-contained section of a longer piece of music, such as a symphony. The historical chain runs through *m(y)ewh₁- (Proto-Indo-European), mevement (Middle English), movement (Old French), movimentum (la-med), and movere (Latin). Related and derived forms include speed, symphony, vector, and a-movement.

## Topics
- Theater & Performance
- Actions & Processes

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