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# mo

noun (informal: a mo = a moment; a mo = a moustache, Australia/NZ); name (Mo); abbreviation (MO, mo.)

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

## Everyday

1. (informal, UK) «A mo» means a moment, a very short time: «half a mo», «wait a mo». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#m1)
2. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A mo is a moustache; «Movember» is a November charity month when men grow moustaches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#m2)
3. (a name) Mo is a short name, for example for Mohammed, Maureen or Morris. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#m3)
4. (abbreviation) «mo.» means month; «MO» can mean «modus operandi», a way of doing something, or a medical officer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#m4)
5. In some dialects, mo is a short way of saying more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand talk, «just a mo» is a common way of asking someone to wait. In Australia and New Zealand, «mo» is the everyday word for moustache. In sport, Mo Farah is a famous British runner and Mo Salah a famous footballer. In maths tables «mo.» can be short for months.

### Examples

- «Half a mo, I'm just getting my coat», said Mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#x1)
- Wait a mo — I've forgotten my lunch! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#x2)
- Dad grew a mo for charity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#x3)
- Mo Farah won lots of running races. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#x4)
- My friend Mo is captain of the football team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#x5)
- The phone plan costs ten pounds per mo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#x6)
- «He's got a big bushy mo», said Grandpa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#x7)
- I won't never do so no mo'! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mo/#x8)

### Note

Informal; in writing use «moment», «moustache» or «month». Plural «mos» (moustaches). Capital M for a name. Do not confuse with «mow» (cut grass) or «more».

## On Mova

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