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# moderation

noun (no plural)

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

## Everyday

Moderation means doing or having something in a sensible amount, not too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderation/#m1)

### In the lessons

a rule of good living in stories: eat and drink in moderation and you stay well

### Examples

- Eat sweets in moderation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderation/#x1)
- The old man drank his tea with moderation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderation/#x2)
- Moderation is wiser than greed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderation/#x3)
- Play games, but do so in moderation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderation/#x4)

### Note

Moderation keeps amounts small; it does not change any count in a problem.

## On Mova

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