move on
No objectThis verb takes no object at all.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: move ON. Saying “MOVE on” 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 on” is said “mo-von”. Pausing between the words is what makes phrasal verbs sound recited rather than spoken.
What it means
To stop dwelling on something and continue with your life.
- “It took him a year to move on after the divorce.”
- “Let's move on to the next item.”
Similar: progress, let go