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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMoving
/ˈmuː.vɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy.
"The movie had a moving story that left everyone in tears."
- 1
Present participle of move; to change position or location.
"She is moving to a new city next month."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'moving' originates from the Old French 'movant', derived from the Latin 'movere', meaning 'to move'. Its usage has evolved from a physical sense of motion to encompass emotional and metaphorical meanings in modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moving" is said worldwide
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Émouvant
Transliteration: emouvant
"Le film avait une histoire émouvante qui a laissé tout le monde en larmes."
Bewegend
Transliteration: be-veh-gend
"Der Film hatte eine bewegende Geschichte, die alle zu Tränen rührte."
Commovente
Transliteration: co-mmo-ven-te
"Il film aveva una storia commovente che ha fatto piangere tutti."
Conmovedor
Transliteration: con-mo-ve-dor
"La película tenía una historia conmovedora que dejó a todos en lágrimas."
Comovente
Transliteration: co-mo-ven-te
"O filme tinha uma história comovente que deixou todos em lágrimas."
भावनात्मक
Transliteration: bhavnaatmak
"फिल्म की कहानी भावनात्मक थी जिसने सभी को रुला दिया।"
感人的
Transliteration: gǎn rén de
"这部电影有一个感人的故事，让每个人都流泪。"
감동적인
Transliteration: gamdongjeogin
"그 영화는 모두를 눈물짓게 한 감동적인 이야기를 가지고 있었다."
感動的な
Transliteration: kandōteki na
"その映画は皆を泣かせる感動的なストーリーを持っていた。"
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