moved

Moved is the past tense and past participle of the verb move. It can also function as an adjective describing something that has been relocated or someone who has been emotionally affected by an event.

As a verb form, moved appears in simple past and in perfect tenses or passive constructions. For example, “The chair was moved yesterday” uses the past passive, while “She has moved to a new city” uses the present perfect. The past participle moved also appears in participial phrases, as in “The speech moved the audience to tears” or “Moved by the story, the crowd applauded.” As an adjective, moved conveys that relocation or emotional impact has occurred.

In everyday language, moved is commonly used to describe physical relocation (a moved box), or emotional response (a person moved by a tragedy). Phrases such as “moved to tears” and “moved house” are standard in speech and writing.

In computing and data management, moved describes the action of transferring a file or item from one location to another. File systems record moves, and version control systems may treat a move as a rename to preserve history and context of changes.

Moved is also encountered as a title or motif in cultural works, including films, books, and songs, where it often signals themes of relocation, transformation, or emotional impact. Because multiple works may share this title, identifying a specific item typically requires additional context.