What does “movement” mean?
- 1
nouna change of position or place
The camera picks up any movement in the garden.
- 2
nouna group of people working together for a shared cause
She joined the movement for clean air.
Movement at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈmuvmənt/ · MOOV-ment
Common phrases with “movement”
- freedom of movement
- political movement
- sudden movement
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- move
- moving
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