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# attitude

noun (an attitude, attitudes)

«attitude» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Your attitude is the way you think and feel about something, which shows in how you behave: a positive attitude, a bad attitude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#m1)
2. (informal) «Attitude» on its own can mean being rude or not caring about others: «Don't give me attitude.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#m2)
3. An attitude can also be a position of the body: «He stood in a relaxed attitude.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school, teachers praise a good attitude to learning: trying hard, not giving up, being kind. Sport coaches talk about «a winning attitude» and «a can-do attitude». In stories, a character's attitude changes as they learn a lesson. Phrases: «a positive attitude», «attitude towards», «change your attitude», «have an attitude».

### Examples

- She has a great attitude to her homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x1)
- A positive attitude helps you learn new things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x2)
- His attitude towards his little sister was kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x3)
- The coach said our attitude won the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x4)
- Don't give me attitude, young man! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x5)
- People's attitudes to smoking have changed a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x6)
- Her attitude changed when she made friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x7)
- Try to keep a good attitude even when you lose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x8)
- Her pale handsome face was bent in a listening attitude towards the forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/#x9)

### Note

Countable. Pattern: «attitude to/towards something». Spelling: atTItude (not «attidude»). Not the same as «altitude» (how high something is above sea level), which looks similar.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «attitude» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/attitude/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«attitude» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/attitude.html) on Mova free.