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# temper

«temper» in Mova's school dictionary: **how easily you get angry: «a quick temper»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (temper, a temper, tempers); verb (temper, tempers, tempered, tempering)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Your temper is how easily you get angry: «a quick temper». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#m1)

2) A temper or temper tantrum is a sudden fit of anger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#m2)

3) «Lose your temper» means to get angry and stop being calm; «keep your temper» means stay calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#m3)

4) To temper something is to make it milder or less strong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#m4)

5) To temper metal or chocolate is to heat and cool it to make it hard and strong (or shiny). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#m5)

6) Your temper can also mean your mood or nature, such as being cheerful or gentle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about feelings, children learn how to manage their temper: breathe deeply, count to ten, walk away, talk about it. In stories a character with «a bad temper» snaps at others. In science and craft, blacksmiths temper steel and chocolatiers temper chocolate. Phrases: «lose your temper», «keep your temper», «bad temper», «temper tantrum», «hot-tempered».

### examples

- Try not to lose your temper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#x1)
- The toddler had a temper tantrum in the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#x2)
- My brother has a quick temper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#x3)
- He kept his temper even when they teased him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#x4)
- Count to ten when you feel your temper rising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#x5)
- The blacksmith tempered the steel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#x6)
- Her kindness tempered his anger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/#x7)

### note

«In a temper» means angry at the moment. Adjective: «bad-tempered», «good-tempered». Related but different: «temperature», «temperament». Losing your temper is a feeling to manage, not a crime; hurting someone is never OK.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups often feel worried and short-tempered while they wait.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/5/)
- [An old Crab tells her daughter "never to lose your temper", and the daughter snaps "Hold your tongue, Ma!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/6-alice-ch3-part2-a-long-tale/16/)
- [The Caterpillar's important advice is "Keep your temper", meaning stay calm and do not get angry.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/9-alice-ch5-part1-advice-from-a-caterpillar/11/)
- [Toad keeps his temper, though he finds their jokes «poor and clumsy».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/53-willows-ch8-part2-the-washerwoman/23/)
- [Laughed at, Toad loses his temper completely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «temper» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/temper/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.