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mope
(mōp)intr.v. moped, mop·ing, mopes
1. To think gloomily and persistently about something; be dejected. See Synonyms at brood.
2. To move in a listless or aimless manner, especially from being sad or depressed: moped about the house all summer.
n.
1. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.
2. mopes Low spirits; the blues. Often used with the.
[Origin unknown.]
mop′er n.
mop′ish, mop′ey adj.
mop′ish·ly adv.
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mope
(məʊp)vb (intr)
1. to be gloomy or apathetic: there's no time to mope.
2. to move or act in an aimless way: he moped around the flat.
n
a gloomy person
[C16: perhaps from obsolete mope fool and related to mop2]
ˈmoper n
ˈmopy adj
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mope
(moʊp)v. moped, mop•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to be sunk in dejection or apathy; sulk; brood.
v.t. 2. to pass in a dejected or apathetic way (usu. fol. by away): to mope away one's vacation.
n. 3. a person who mopes or is given to moping.
4. mopes, depressed spirits; blues.
[1560–70; of uncertain orig.]
mop′er, n.
mop′ing•ly, adv.
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mope
Past participle: moped
Gerund: moping
| Imperative |
|---|
| mope |
| mope |
| Present |
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| I mope |
| you mope |
| he/she/it mopes |
| we mope |
| you mope |
| they mope |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I moped |
| you moped |
| he/she/it moped |
| we moped |
| you moped |
| they moped |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am moping |
| you are moping |
| he/she/it is moping |
| we are moping |
| you are moping |
| they are moping |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have moped |
| you have moped |
| he/she/it has moped |
| we have moped |
| you have moped |
| they have moped |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was moping |
| you were moping |
| he/she/it was moping |
| we were moping |
| you were moping |
| they were moping |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had moped |
| you had moped |
| he/she/it had moped |
| we had moped |
| you had moped |
| they had moped |
| Future |
|---|
| I will mope |
| you will mope |
| he/she/it will mope |
| we will mope |
| you will mope |
| they will mope |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have moped |
| you will have moped |
| he/she/it will have moped |
| we will have moped |
| you will have moped |
| they will have moped |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be moping |
| you will be moping |
| he/she/it will be moping |
| we will be moping |
| you will be moping |
| they will be moping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been moping |
| you have been moping |
| he/she/it has been moping |
| we have been moping |
| you have been moping |
| they have been moping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been moping |
| you will have been moping |
| he/she/it will have been moping |
| we will have been moping |
| you will have been moping |
| they will have been moping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been moping |
| you had been moping |
| he/she/it had been moping |
| we had been moping |
| you had been moping |
| they had been moping |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would mope |
| you would mope |
| he/she/it would mope |
| we would mope |
| you would mope |
| they would mope |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have moped |
| you would have moped |
| he/she/it would have moped |
| we would have moped |
| you would have moped |
| they would have moped |
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Noun 1. [画像:mope - someone who wastes time]mope - someone who wastes time
Verb 1. mope - move around slowly and aimlessly
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
2. mope - be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
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mope
verb brood, moon, pine, hang around, idle, fret, pout, languish, waste time, sulk, be gloomy, eat your heart out, be apathetic, be dejected, be down in the mouth (informal), have a long face, wear a long face, go about like a half-shut knife (informal) Get on with life; don't sit back and mope.
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mope
verb1. To focus the attention on something moodily and at length:
Informal: stew.
A feeling or spell of dismally low spirits.Used in plural:
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Translations
يَسْتَسْلِم للحُزْن، يَشْعُر بالكآبَه
apatickýbýt sklíčený
hænge med hovedet
búslakodik
vera niîurdreginn/hnugginn
būti prislėgtam
būt grūtsirdīgam
byť apatický
bunalmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mope
[ˈməʊp] vi → broyer du noir, se morfondremope about
mope around vi → broyer du noir, se morfondre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mope
vi → Trübsal blasen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
mope
[məʊp] vi → essere depresso/a or avvilito/amope about mope around vi + adv → trascinarsi or aggirarsi con aria avvilita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mope
(məup) verb to be depressed and mournful. neerslagtig wees يَسْتَسْلِم للحُزْن، يَشْعُر بالكآبَه потиснат съм apático být sklíčený, apatický Trübsal blasen hænge med hovedet έχω τις μαύρες μου abatirse, andar deprimido norutama افسرده بودن murjottaa broyer du noir לִהיוֹת מְדוּכֵּא उदास होना, निरुत्साह होना biti tužan búslakodik murung vera niðurdreginn/hnugginn assere abbattuto/depresso ふさぎ込む 우울해 하다 būti prislėgtam, krimstis būt grūtsirdīgam murung kniezen henge med hodet, sture być przygnębionym ،غمجن خفه apático a fi abătut хандрить byť apatický biti potrt sažaljevati se vara dyster (nere) เศร้าโศก bunalmak 憂鬱,悶悶不樂 хандрити; нудитися افسردہ ہونا rầu rĩ 忧郁,闷闷不乐
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