The difference between Get and Move

When used as nouns, get means offspring, whereas move means the act of moving.

When used as verbs, get means to obtain, whereas move means to change place or posture.

check bellow for the other definitions of Get and Move

  1. Get as a verb (ditransitive):

    To obtain; to acquire.

    Examples:

    "I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store."

    "Lance is going to get Mary a ring."

  2. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To receive.

    Examples:

    "I got a computer from my parents for my birthday."

    "You need to get permission to leave early."

    "He got a severe reprimand for that."

  3. Get as a verb (transitive, in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning):

    To have.

    Examples:

    "I've got a concert ticket for you."

  4. Get as a verb (copulative):

    To become.

    Examples:

    "I'm getting hungry; how about you?"

    "Don't get drunk tonight."

  5. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to become; to bring about.

    Examples:

    "That song gets me so depressed every time I hear it."

    "I'll get this finished by lunchtime."

    "I can't get these boots off upright (or on'upright )."

  6. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To fetch, bring, take.

    Examples:

    "Can you get my bag from the living-room, please?"

    "I need to get this to the office."

  7. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to do.

    Examples:

    "Somehow she got him to agree to it."

    "I can't get it to work."

  8. Get as a verb (intransitive, with various prepositions, such as [[into]], [[over]], or [[behind]]; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries [[get into]], [[get over]], etc.):

    To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).

    Examples:

    "The actors are getting into position."

    "When are we going to get to London?"

    "I'm getting into a muddle."

    "We got behind the wall."

  9. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.

    Examples:

    "to get a mile"

  10. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to come or go or move.

  11. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To cause to be in a certain status or position.

  12. Get as a verb (intransitive):

    To begin (doing something).

    Examples:

    "We ought to get moving or we'll be late."

    "After lunch we got chatting."

  13. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).

    Examples:

    "I normally get the 7:45 train."

    "I'll get the 9 a.m. [flight] to Boston."

  14. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).

    Examples:

    "Can you get that call, please? I'm busy."

  15. Get as a verb (intransitive, followed by infinitive):

    To be able, permitted (to do something); to have the opportunity (to do something).

    Examples:

    "I'm so jealous that you got to see them perform live!"

    "The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure."

  16. Get as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To understand. }}

    Examples:

    "Yeah, I get it, it's just not funny."

    "I don't get what you mean by "fun". This place sucks!"

    "I mentioned that I was feeling sad, so she mailed me a box of chocolates. She gets me."

  17. Get as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).

    Examples:

    "You look just like Helen Mirren." / "I get that a lot."

  18. Get as a verb (informal):

    To be.

    Examples:

    "He got bitten by a dog."

  19. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To become ill with or catch (a disease).

    Examples:

    "I went on holiday and got malaria."

  20. Get as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To catch out, trick successfully.

    Examples:

    "He keeps calling pretending to be my boss—it gets me every time."

  21. Get as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To perplex, stump.

    Examples:

    "That question's really got me."

  22. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To find as an answer.

    Examples:

    "What did you get for question four?"

  23. Get as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.

    Examples:

    "The cops finally got me."

    "I'm gonna get him for that."

  24. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To hear completely; catch.

    Examples:

    "Sorry, I didn't get that. Could you repeat it?"

  25. Get as a verb (transitive):

    To getter.

    Examples:

    "I put the getter into the container to get the gases."

  26. Get as a verb (now, rare):

    To beget (of a father).

  27. Get as a verb (archaic):

    To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.

    Examples:

    "to get a lesson;  to get out one's Greek lesson"

  28. Get as a verb (imperative, informal):

    Examples:

    "'Get her with her new hairdo."

  29. Get as a verb (informal, mostly, imperative):

    Go away; get lost.

  30. Get as a verb (euphemism):

    To kill.

    Examples:

    "They’re coming to get you, Barbara."

  31. Get as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.

  1. Get as a noun (dated):

    Offspring.

  2. Get as a noun:

    Lineage.

  3. Get as a noun (sports, tennis):

    A difficult return or block of a shot.

  4. Get as a noun:

    Something gained.

  1. Get as a noun (British, regional):

    A git.

  1. Get as a noun (Judaism):

    A Jewish writ of divorce.

  1. Move as a verb (intransitive):

    To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

    Examples:

    "A ship moves rapidly."

    "I was sitting on the sofa for a long time, feeling too lazy to move."

    "synonyms: stir"

  2. Move as a verb (intransitive):

    To act; to take action; to begin to act

    Examples:

    "to move in a matter"

    "Come on guys, let's move: there's work to do!"

    "synonyms: get moving stir"

  3. Move as a verb (intransitive):

    To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and live at another place. See also move out and move in.

    Examples:

    "I decided to move to the country for a more peaceful life."

    "They moved closer to work to cut down commuting time."

  4. Move as a verb (intransitive, chess, and other games):

    To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.

    Examples:

    "The rook moved from a8 to a6."

    "My opponent's counter was moving much quicker round the board than mine."

  5. Move as a verb (transitive, ergative):

    To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

    Examples:

    "The waves moved the boat up and down."

    "The horse moves a carriage."

    "synonyms: stir impel"

  6. Move as a verb (transitive, chess):

    To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the rules of the game

    Examples:

    "She moved the queen closer to the centre of the board."

  7. Move as a verb (transitive):

    To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.

    Examples:

    "This song moves me to dance."

  8. Move as a verb (transitive):

    To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).

    Examples:

    "That book really moved me."

    "synonyms: affect trouble"

  9. Move as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit

    Examples:

    "I move to repeal the rule regarding obligatory school uniform."

  10. Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a complaint).

  11. Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.

  12. Move as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To apply to, as for aid.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  13. Move as a verb:

    To request an action from the court.

    Examples:

    "An attorney moved the court to issue a restraining order."

    "The district attorney moved for a non-suit."

  1. Move as a noun:

    The act of moving; a movement.

    Examples:

    "A slight move of the tiller, and the boat will go off course."

  2. Move as a noun:

    An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.

    Examples:

    "He made another move towards becoming a naturalized citizen."

  3. Move as a noun:

    A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand combat, etc.

    Examples:

    "She always gets spontaneous applause for that one move."

    "He can win a [[match]] with that one move."

  4. Move as a noun:

    The event of changing one's residence.

    Examples:

    "The move into my fiancé's house took two long days."

    "They were pleased about their move to the country."

  5. Move as a noun:

    A change in strategy.

    Examples:

    "I am worried about our boss's move."

    "It was a smart move to bring on a tall striker to play against the smaller defenders."

  6. Move as a noun:

    A transfer, a change from one employer to another.

  7. Move as a noun (board games):

    The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules of the game.

    Examples:

    "The best move of the game was when he sacrificed his rook in order to gain better possession."

    "It's your move! Roll the dice!"

    "If you roll a six, you can make two moves."

    "synonyms: play"

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