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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

move up

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Source Word

move up

transitive US intransitive

Japanese Meaning

（人を）昇進させる、昇格させる / （物の位置や段階を）より高い位置に移す、配置する / リストなどで順位を上位にする、上位に配置する

What is this buttons?

After the successful project, the company decided to move up the engineer to a senior role.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

プロジェクトが成功した後、会社はそのエンジニアを上級職に昇格させることを決めました。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To promote, put onto a higher level.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To raise, put onto a higher place.

Sense（3）

(transitive) To put higher on a list.

Sense（4）

(transitive, US) To reschedule (something) to an earlier date or time.

The meeting was moved up to Tuesday.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（5）

To be promoted.

Sense（6）

To pass to a higher level.

Sense（7）

(intransitive) To move one's position to allow others to occupy a place.

Can you move up to the next seat so we can sit together, please?

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（8）

(intransitive) To move forward (especially when waiting in a queue / line).

I was standing on the platform waiting for the people to let me into the car, and this beast, this conductor, hollered at me, ‘Come on you, move up!’ […] I said, ‘it’s the people ahead of me, who won’t move up,’

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

moves up

（ present singular third-person ）

moving up

（ participle present ）

moved up

（ participle past ）

moved up

（ past ）

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