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{ "term": "mood", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the way you are feeling at a particular time", "sensetop": "in a … moodin the mood for (doing) somethingin the mood (to do something)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She's **in a good mood** today *(= happy and friendly)*.", "contextForm": "in a … mood" }, { "text": "He's always **in a bad mood** *(= unhappy, or angry and impatient)*." }, { "text": "to be in a **foul/festive mood**" }, { "text": "Wait until he’s in a better mood before you ask him." }, { "text": "I'm just not in the mood for a party tonight.", "contextForm": "in the mood for (doing) something" }, { "text": "He was **in no mood for** being polite to visitors." }, { "text": "I'm not really in the mood to go out tonight.", "contextForm": "in the mood (to do something)" }, { "text": "Let’s not talk about it now. I’m not in the mood." }, { "text": "Choose clothes to match your mood." }, { "text": "Don't talk to Miranda today—she's in a terrible mood!" }, { "text": "He could sense her gloomy mood." }, { "text": "He's in a funny mood today—who knows how he'll react?" }, { "text": "His mood lifted as he concentrated on his driving." }, { "text": "I can't keep up with his constantly changing moods." }, { "text": "I tried to make him laugh, but he was in no mood for jokes." }, { "text": "Instantly he felt her change of mood." }, { "text": "It immediately brightened her mood and brought a smile to her face." }, { "text": "It was Christmas and everyone was in a festive mood." }, { "text": "Mood disorders can disrupt relationships." }, { "text": "Nicky seemed able to read her mood." }, { "text": "Not wanting to dampen her good mood, I quickly changed the subject." }, { "text": "She could be a very funny girl when the mood struck her." }, { "text": "She was in a bullish mood about the future of the company." }, { "text": "She was not in the best of moods." }, { "text": "The music helped to put them in a more relaxed mood." }, { "text": "The weather seemed to reflect his dark mood." }, { "text": "the challenge of coping with negative mood states" }, { "text": "Helen was in a relatively confident mood." }, { "text": "The news had put Michelle in a foul mood." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["cheerful", "cheery", "good"], "verb + mood": ["be in", "get somebody in", "put somebody in"], "mood + verb": ["change", "shift", "become…"], "mood + noun": ["change", "swing", "state"], "phrases": [ "be in no mood for something", "a change of mood", "when the mood strikes you" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a period of being angry or impatient", "sensetop": "in a mood", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "I wonder why he's in such a mood today.", "contextForm": "in a mood" }, { "text": "She was **in one of her moods** *(= one of her regular periods of being angry or impatient)*." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["cheerful", "cheery", "good"], "verb + mood": ["be in", "get somebody in", "put somebody in"], "mood + verb": ["change", "shift", "become…"], "mood + noun": ["change", "swing", "state"], "phrases": [ "be in no mood for something", "a change of mood", "when the mood strikes you" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the way a group of people feel about something; the atmosphere in a place or among a group of people", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The mood of the meeting was distinctly pessimistic." }, { "text": "The movie **captures the mood** of the interwar years perfectly." }, { "text": "He threw in some jokes to **lighten the mood**." }, { "text": "But the mood of the country has changed." }, { "text": "Haunting music greatly adds to the mood of the film." }, { "text": "The sad news produced a sombre mood at the rally." }, { "text": "The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile." }, { "text": "We need a leader who can gauge the popular mood." }, { "text": "the prevailing mood in the country at the time" }, { "text": "a film that has captured the mood of the moment" }, { "text": "The crowd's mood abruptly turned violent." }, { "text": "The overall mood was optimistic." }, { "text": "His comments pretty much killed the mood for the rest of the show." }, { "text": "The right music sets the mood for such a great moment." }, { "text": "The sacked workers were in defiant mood as they entered the tribunal." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["cheerful", "cheery", "good"], "verb + mood": ["be in", "get somebody in", "put somebody in"], "mood + verb": ["change", "shift", "become…"], "mood + noun": ["change", "swing", "state"], "phrases": [ "be in no mood for something", "a change of mood", "when the mood strikes you" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "one of the sets of verb forms or categories of verb use that expresses facts, orders, questions, wishes or conditions", "labels": "(grammar)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "the indicative/imperative/subjunctive mood" } ], "topics": ["Language"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/muːd/", "audio": "mo/mood/mood__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/muːd/", "audio": "mo/mood/mood__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "senses 1 to 3 Old English mōd (also in the senses ‘mind’ and ‘fierce courage’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moed and German Mut.senses 4 to 5 mid 16th cent.: variant of mode, influenced by mood ‘state of mind’." }