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# vibe

noun (a vibe, vibes) (informal); verb (vibe, vibes, vibed, vibing) (slang)

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

## Everyday

1. (informal) A vibe is the feeling or mood a place, person or thing gives you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#m1)
2. (slang) To vibe means to relax and enjoy yourself, often to music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#m2)
3. (slang) To vibe with someone means to get on well with them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#m3)
4. «Vibes» is short for vibraphone, a musical instrument (rare). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#m4)

### In the lessons

Common in young people's talk: «good vibes», «bad vibes», «the vibe in here is cosy», «just vibing». In stories, a character «gets a weird vibe» when something feels wrong — it can be a warning feeling.

### Examples

- This café has a really chill vibe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#x1)
- I got bad vibes from that dark alley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#x2)
- We're just vibing to music in my room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#x3)
- Good vibes only! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#x4)
- I really vibe with my new classmate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#x5)
- The party had a happy vibe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibe/#x6)

### Note

Informal/slang — fine with friends, not in formal writing. Short for «vibration». A «vibe check» means checking how someone feels.

## On Mova

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