moving
part of speech
verb (-ing form of move); adjective (moving)
meaning for a pupil
1) Moving is the -ing form of move: going or carrying something somewhere now. tree →
2) A moving car is a car that is going, not still. tree →
3) Moving also means going to live in a new home. tree →
4) A moving story or song makes you feel strong feelings, often sad or kind. tree →
sense in the lessons
an action in progress: moving boxes, a moving train or belt; motion with a speed; in safety, keep away from moving cars and machines; phrases «moving day», «moving truck», «moving walkway», «keep moving»
examples
- They are moving 20 boxes. tree →
- A moving train goes 80 km each hour. tree →
- She is moving 4 plants outside. tree →
- The moving truck carries 15 boxes. tree →
- Never get off a moving bus. tree →
- The end of the film was very moving. tree →
- We are moving house next month. tree →
- The earth is always moving around the sun. tree →
- Two figures were moving in the chamber. tree →
note
Like move: subtract from one place, add to another. With speed and time, distance = speed × time. Trap: «moving day» or «moving truck» are just names, not an operation. Spelling: drop the e, move → moving.
In the corpora
- Moving is one of the most stressful things grown-ups do, so they can be tired and snappy.
- Moving means packing everything, doing paperwork and saying goodbye all at once, so it is very stressful.
- Immigration means people moving to live in another country; countries have rules about it, and people disagree about those rules.
- Some tasks are moving to AI, new jobs appear too, and experts disagree on how much will change.
- A rest is a written silence with a length you count, so the music keeps moving in your head while you stay quiet.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «moving» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.