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# vibes

«vibes» in Mova's school dictionary: **the feelings or mood that a place, person, song or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (vibes, plural; a vibe, singular) — informal, slang

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, slang) Vibes are the feelings or mood that a place, person, song or situation gives you: good vibes, bad vibes, cosy vibes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#m1)

2) (slang) «Vibes» on its own or «it's a vibe» means something feels good or cool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#m2)

3) (slang) «Vibing» means relaxing and enjoying the mood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#m3)

4) (music) Vibes is a short name for the vibraphone, a metal xylophone-like instrument. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday young people's talk it describes atmosphere; in English lessons pupils learn that «vibes» is informal, and in formal writing they would say «atmosphere», «mood» or «impression». Phrases: «good vibes», «bad vibes», «weird vibes», «give off vibes», «it's a vibe», «vibe check».

### examples

- This café has really cosy vibes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#x1)
- I got bad vibes from that dark alley, so we went another way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#x2)
- Fairy lights and music? It's a vibe! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#x3)
- We were just vibing to music in my room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#x4)
- The new teacher gives off friendly vibes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#x5)
- «Vibe check: how's everyone feeling?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#x6)
- In a story, write «the house felt creepy» rather than «the house had creepy vibes». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vibes/#x7)

### note

Informal; plural «vibes», singular «a vibe». Short for «vibrations». Trust bad vibes when you feel unsafe and tell an adult. Use «atmosphere» or «mood» in formal writing.

### Trees and pragmatics

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