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# whim

noun (a whim, whims)

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

## Everyday

A whim is a sudden wish or idea to do something, often without a good reason. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in stories and everyday talk: «on a whim», «at the whim of», «a passing whim». It tells the reader that a choice was sudden and not planned.

### Examples

- On a whim, we went to the beach after school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/#x1)
- She bought the hat on a whim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/#x2)
- The king changed the laws at his every whim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/#x3)
- Sailors were at the whim of the weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/#x4)
- It was just a whim, and he forgot about it the next day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/#x5)
- Don't spend all your money on a whim. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/#x6)
- Tell him that to satisfy a whim you have, he must give you a dress the colour of the weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whim/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Adjective: «whimsical» (playful, odd). «At the whim of» means controlled by someone's sudden wishes.

## On Mova

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