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# budge

verb (budge, budges, budged, budging); noun (rare)

«budge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To budge is to move a little, or to make something heavy or stuck move a little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#m1)
2. To change your mind or opinion, or to make someone change theirs: «She won't budge». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#m2)
3. (informal) «Budge up» or «budge over» means move along to make space for someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#m3)

### In the lessons

Usually in negative sentences: «it won't budge», «he wouldn't budge». In stories it shows stubborn things or people. In everyday life «budge up» is said on a bench or sofa (UK, Ireland, Australia). Phrases: «won't budge», «budge an inch», «budge up».

### Examples

- The window is stuck and won't budge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#x1)
- We pushed the car, but it didn't budge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#x2)
- Mum would not budge: no sweets before dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#x3)
- Budge up so Mia can sit on the bench. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#x4)
- The donkey refused to budge an inch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#x5)
- Nothing could budge him from his opinion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/#x6)

### Note

Mostly used with «not»: «it won't budge». Past: budged. Not the same as «budget» (a money plan) or «bulge» (swell out).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «budge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/budge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«budge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/budge.html) on Mova free.