move in
verb/ˌmuːv ˈɪn/
1
To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment.
- We move in to our new place in August.
- Those two moved in together when they got engaged.
1 more example
- We are still moving in, so the house doesn't feel like home yet.
2
To bring to a new place to live.
- I moved my mom in when she got sick.
- "Oh yeah, what if I just moved you in so I could have sex with you every time I wanted to?"2009, Henri Jah Marquis, Betrayal in the Bayou, page 61:
3
To move closer.
- The lions moved in for the kill.
4
To attempt to take control (of something) forcibly.
- Troops will move in if the civil unrest continues.
- Regulatory officials may move in on the company soon.
- Related terms
- move in on