transcription, транскрипция: [ mu:vmənt ]
( movements)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A movement is a group of people who share the same beliefs, ideas, or aims.
It’s part of a broader Hindu nationalist movement that’s gaining strength throughout the country.
N-COUNT : usu supp N
2.
Movement involves changing position or going from one place to another.
There was movement behind the window in the back door...
A tall, thin man was waving his arms in an effort to direct the movements of a large removal van...
N-VAR
3.
A movement is a planned change in position that an army makes during a battle or military exercise.
There are reports of fresh troop movements across the border.
N-VAR
4.
Movement is a gradual development or change of an attitude, opinion, or policy.
...the movement towards democracy in Latin America...
N-VAR : with supp , usu N towards/away from n
5.
Your movements are everything which you do or plan to do during a period of time.
I want a full account of your movements the night Mr Gower was killed.
N-PLURAL : poss N
6.
A movement of a piece of classical music is one of its main sections.
...the first movement of Beethoven’s 7th symphony.
N-COUNT : usu with supp