How to pronounce mood
American English pronunciation
MOOD
- IPA
- /ˈmud/
- Syllables
- MOOD (1 syllable)
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What mood means
Most people know mood in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A verb form showing a fact, wish or command
In a sentence: Our grammar book says a command like "Sit down" uses the imperative mood.
Where it comes from: This grammar meaning began as a changed form of mode, from the Latin modus. It is a different word from mood, the feeling.
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