No. 4,497 in Catalan
mouen
"Move" (third-person plural present of "moure").
In a sentence
Els ocells es mouen ràpidament pel cel.
The birds move quickly in the sky.
Here, 'mouen' is used as a verb in the present tense to describe the birds' action of moving themselves.
Els alumnes mouen les cadires abans de començar la classe.
The students move the chairs before starting the class.
In this sentence, 'mouen' is used as a verb to indicate the act of moving objects (the chairs).
Les idees mouen la societat cap al futur.
Ideas move society towards the future.
Here, 'mouen' metaphorically indicates the influence or driving force that ideas exert on society.
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