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# mood

noun (a mood, moods)

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

## Everyday

1. How someone feels at a particular time, such as happy, grumpy or calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#m1)
2. The feeling of a place, story or piece of music: "The music had a spooky mood." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#m2)
3. "In the mood for" means wanting to do something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#m3)

### In the lessons

In feelings lessons, we learn to notice our moods and what changes them, such as sleep, food, exercise and friends. In English lessons, writers create a mood with words, weather and setting. In music, a fast happy tune sets a cheerful mood. Phrases: in a good mood, in a bad mood, mood swing, in the mood for, set the mood.

### Examples

- Dad is in a good mood today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#x1)
- I'm in a bad mood because I'm tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#x2)
- Are you in the mood for a game? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#x3)
- The dark forest gave the story a scary mood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#x4)
- Exercise can lift your mood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#x5)
- The candles set a calm mood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#x6)
- So on he went in a melancholy mood till he came to an inn, and the landlord at his door smoking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mood/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a mood, moods. The adjective "moody" means often changing mood or often grumpy. Feelings tip: everyone has bad moods; take a breath, rest, or talk to someone you trust.

## On Mova

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