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What does "bocome an item" mean?

Posted by Marian on December 05, 2001

In Reply to: What does "bocome an item" mean? posted by Charles Chen on December 05, 2001 at

: I'm a Chinese in Beijing,and I'm crazy about English.When I read a trial report(Michigan v. Lesko: Husband Tried for Missing Woman's Murder) of www.courttv.com,I came across an expression which cannot be found in any dictionary.

: In the case,the husband was accused of murdering his wife.When accounting some of the background information,the report says:
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: "Albert(husband) and Cindy(wife) met in the early 1980's. They quickly became an item and moved in together."

: After searching using www.google.com,"become an item" seems quite popular.what does it (and "move in") mean.

: thank you for your help

It means that Albert and Cindy became a couple. It means that they were usually seen in the company of one another, so much so that others would have every reason to conclude that they were lovers or at least extremely good friends. The fact that they "moved in together" means that they began a living arrangement that involved the sharing of the same home. They began to live together, as if they were married.

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