Phrase guide

in the mood

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Disposed (to do something or for something; often romantic or sexual, without further context).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Don’t start with me: I’m not in the mood.
  • He wasn't in the mood to tango.
  • I'm in the mood for love, simply because you're near me.
  • She said she's not "in the mood" tonight.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tenir ganes de — disposed to do (something)
  • Catalan: estar d'humor per — disposed to do (something)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有心情 (yǒu xīnqíng) — disposed to do (something)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 想 (xiǎng) — disposed to do (something)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 要 (yào) — disposed to do (something)
  • Dutch: hebben er zin in — disposed to do (something)
  • Finnish: tuulella — disposed to do (something)
  • Finnish: haluttaa — disposed to do (something)
  • Finnish: huvittaa — disposed to do (something)
  • Finnish: tehdä mieli — disposed to do (something)
  • German: Lust haben auf — disposed to do (something)
  • Hungarian: van kedve — disposed to do (something)
  • Hungarian: van hangulata — disposed to do (something)
  • Irish: fonn a bheith ort chun — disposed to do (something)
  • Japanese: いいと思います (ii to omoi mas) — disposed to do (something)
  • Korean: 기분이 아닌 (gibuni anin) — disposed to do (something)
  • Korean: 생각이 없는 (saenggagi eomneun) — disposed to do (something)
  • Russian: не в настрое́нии (ne v nastrojénii) — disposed to do (something)
  • Spanish: estar para — disposed to do (something)
  • Spanish: estar de humor para — disposed to do (something)
  • Spanish: estar de ánimo para — disposed to do (something)
  • Turkish: havasında olmak — disposed to do (something)