To be moved in

It means that somebody moved the daughter, perhaps against her will.

CB

Hi,
Thank you for your reply. But I wonder if the author used the wrong expression about 'to be moved in'. Here is the context:

Judy said she was surprised Peggy was still living at Nancy's house. Judy expected Peggy to be moved in with Jason. Peggy said it was hard for her and Jason to even look at each other. Peggy added that Jason loved Judy, and she knew they belonged toget

AnonymousHi,
Thank you for your reply. But I wonder if the author used the wrong expression about 'to be moved in'. Here is the context:

Judy said she was surprised Peggy was still living at Nancy's house. Judy expected Peggy to be moved in with Jason. Peggy said it was hard for her and Jason to even look at each other. Peggy added that Jason loved Jud

Thank you for your reply, Philip.
If we use 'to be moved in with Jason', does that mean the person was asked to move in with Jason? Thanks.

Hi Anon

"Be moved in" seems OK to me, and it also fits the context. This is my interpretation:

Judy expected Peggy to be moved in with Jason. --> Judy expected that Peggy had already moved in with Jason. The use of "be moved in" means that Judy expected "moved in" to be the current status. That's why Judy was surprised. Judy found it surprising that Peggy had

Yankee"Be moved in" seems OK to me, and it also fits the context. This is my interpretation:

Judy expected Peggy to be moved in with Jason. --> Judy expected that Peggy had already moved in with Jason. The use of "be moved in" means that Judy expected "moved in" to be the current status.

Right you are, Yankee! This interpretatio

Hi Yankee,

I think what you said makes sense and 'to be moved in with..' is not wrong here. Many thanks for your interpretation.

Could you please tell me what 'move someone to..' mean in the sentence below?

He had to move his mother into a nursing home.

Does this mean he asked his mother to move into a nursing home?

Thanks.

Cool BreezeThis is a prime example of how vague and ambiguous English verb forms can be!

Not vague and ambiguous, CB. They're flexible, and good at multi-tasking.

Hi Anon

AnonymousHe had to move his mother into a nursing home.

This suggests to me that his mother was unable to live on her own, that she was perhaps no longer able to make decisions on her own, and that she might have required the kind of care that "he" was not able to provide. So he felt that the only possible option was for his mother to live in a nursing

Hi Yankee,

Thanks very much for all your kind replies.