budge
/bʌd͡ʒ/ verb C1- To move; to be shifted from a fixed position. · I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but it won’t budge an inch.
- To move; to shift from a fixed position. · I’ve been pushing this rock as hard as I can, but I can’t budge it.
- To yield in one’s opinions or beliefs. · The Minister for Finance refused to budge on the new economic rules.
- To cut or butt (in line); to join the front or middle rather than the back of a queue. · Hey, no budging! Don't budge in line!
- To try to improve the spot of a decision on a sports field.
He/she/it budges · Past budged · Past participle budged · -ing form budging
Verb forms
- Base form
- budge
- He/she/it
- budges
- Past
- budged
- Past participle
- budged
- -ing form
- budging
From the library
You don’t comply with the conditions if you budge from the office during that time.’
However, after ten minutes of struggling and groaning, the stubborn door refused to budge.
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