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# hype

noun (hype — uncountable); verb (hype, hypes, hyped, hyping; often «hype up»); adjective (informal: hyped, hyped up)

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

## Everyday

1. Lots of excited advertising or talk that makes something seem better or more important than it really is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#m1)
2. (verb) To make a big fuss about something to get people excited: they hyped the new game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#m2)
3. (slang) Hyped or hyped up means very excited: «I'm so hyped for the holidays!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#m3)
4. (slang, adjective) «Hype» can mean exciting or great: «that song is hype». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and media lessons, hype is about adverts, trailers and social media that make a film, toy, game or trainer seem amazing. Children learn to ask whether something lives up to the hype. In slang, «hyped» is a common way to say «excited». Phrases: the hype around…, believe the hype, live up to the hype, hype up, hype man.

### Examples

- There was so much hype about the new phone that people queued all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#x1)
- The film did not live up to the hype. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#x2)
- Don't believe the hype; read real reviews first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#x3)
- The coach hyped up the team before the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#x4)
- I'm so hyped for the school trip tomorrow! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#x5)
- The advert hyped the toy as «the best ever». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#x6)
- That new song is hype! (slang) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#x7)
- Our media lesson showed how hype can make us want things we don't need. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hype/#x8)

### Note

As a noun «hype» is uncountable: «a lot of hype», not «hypes». «Hyped» (excited) is informal slang, not for formal writing. Do not confuse with «hyper» (overactive, too energetic: «the kids are hyper after cake») or «hypo» (short for low blood sugar). Hype is a kind of persuasion; being able to spot it is part of media literacy.

## On Mova

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