move in
No objectThis verb takes no object at all.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: move IN. Saying “MOVE in” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Link across the gap. The final /v/ of “move” moves onto the particle and starts its syllable: “move in” is said “mo-vin”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.
What it means
To start living in a new home.
- “We move in on the first of next month.”
- “They moved in together after a year.”
Similar: relocate to