budge

«budge» in Mova's school dictionary: to move a little, or to make something heavy or stuck… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (budge, budges, budged, budging); noun (rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) To budge is to move a little, or to make something heavy or stuck move a little. tree →

2) To change your mind or opinion, or to make someone change theirs: «She won't budge». tree →

3) (informal) «Budge up» or «budge over» means move along to make space for someone. tree →

sense in the lessons

Usually in negative sentences: «it won't budge», «he wouldn't budge». In stories it shows stubborn things or people. In everyday life «budge up» is said on a bench or sofa (UK, Ireland, Australia). Phrases: «won't budge», «budge an inch», «budge up».

examples

• The window is stuck and won't budge. tree →
• We pushed the car, but it didn't budge. tree →
• Mum would not budge: no sweets before dinner. tree →
• Budge up so Mia can sit on the bench. tree →
• The donkey refused to budge an inch. tree →
• Nothing could budge him from his opinion. tree →

note

Mostly used with «not»: «it won't budge». Past: budged. Not the same as «budget» (a money plan) or «bulge» (swell out).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «budge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.