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Definition
move on phrasal verb
1 NEW PLACE to leave the place where you are staying and go somewhere else
After three days in Madrid we thought we'd move on.

2 NEW ACTIVITY to start doing a new activity
I'd done the same job for ten years and felt it was time to move on.

3 NEW SUBJECT to change from one subject to another when you are talking or writing
Let's move on to the next topic.

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