move on from

Meaning

To stop thinking about or being affected by a past relationship, bad experience, or difficult situation, and start focusing on the future. It suggests emotional healing and progress.

Examples

• It took her almost a year to move on from her ex-boyfriend.

  It took her almost a year to move on from her ex-boyfriend.

• We need to move on from this argument and focus on our friendship.

  We need to move on from this argument and focus on our friendship.

• He found it hard to move on from the mistakes he made in his past relationship.

  He found it hard to move on from the mistakes he made in his past relationship.

• After the breakup, she deleted his number to help herself move on from him.

  After the breakup, she deleted his number to help herself move on from him.

• It's time to move on from the past and start looking forward to new opportunities.

  It's time to move on from the past and start looking forward to new opportunities.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ She wants to move on her old relationship.

  ✓ She wants to move on from her old relationship.

  The preposition 'from' is required to indicate the past situation or person you are leaving behind.

• ✗ He moved out from his ex-girlfriend after they broke up.

  ✓ He moved on from his ex-girlfriend after they broke up.

  'Move out' means physically leaving a house or apartment. 'Move on from' means emotionally letting go of a person or past situation.

Related Expressions

Practice

• It's not easy to ___ a long-term relationship, but time heals all wounds.

  💡 To emotionally let go of a past relationship or situation.

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  move on from

• She has finally ___ her toxic ex and is now dating someone wonderful.

  💡 Past participle form (after 'has').

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  moved on from