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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
(chess)move about
Hi.
What does 'move about' mean' in:
Now that Black has traded pieces and freed his Bishop, he obviously has plenty of room to move about in.
?Thanks in advance
What does 'move about' mean' in:
Now that Black has traded pieces and freed his Bishop, he obviously has plenty of room to move about in.
?Thanks in advance
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It has the same meaning as move around in. There is free space around him in which he can move and work.
- It has the same meaning as move around in.
- There is free space around him in which he can move and work.
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It has the same meaning as move around in. There is free space around him in which he can move and work.
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Come on. 
That's what dictionaries are for. Try looking upmove and take note of the phrasal verbs in its subcategories.
That's what dictionaries are for. Try looking upmove and take note of the phrasal verbs in its subcategories.00
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Here. ;) http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/move+around?s=t
However, I'm not sure that this definition is what is trying to be conveyed in the context you wrote. You may want to try typing it into Google Translate, since that often works for phrases and idioms better than a normal dicti
However, I'm not sure that this definition is what is trying to be conveyed in the context you wrote. You may want to try typing it into Google Translate, since that often works for phrases and idioms better than a normal dicti
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To "move about in" means to move in any direction within specified limits (here they're loosely defined as "plenty of room").
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