(of a place or location) To go or get away from
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To happen, transpire, or take place
“Food would become scarce as the drought lingered on.”
To be transformed into
“When I was five, my father would ask me what I wanted to become when I grew up.”
To move, usually over long distances
“During our expedition, we would travel from one end of the continent to the other.”
To change the location of one's home or place of business
“He would remove to New Jersey to begin his life afresh.”
(of a place or location) To go or get away from
To move rapidly or suddenly from a constrained position
“The mouth of the trap was hidden by a mat that would spring back into place after the actor had passed through the floor.”
To impose inaction of work in order to force an employer to agree to demands
“Workers threatened to walk unless management agreed to raise their pay.”
To change, progress, or develop in a specified way
“She would move from being a researcher to being a lecturer.”
To move or proceed further along a path or course
“Other cast members come and go with little to do but pace through the motions of the story.”
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