attitude
To assume or to place in a particular position or orientationTo assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
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Meaning
2 sensesTo assume or to place in a particular position or orientation; to pose.
To express an attitude through one's posture, bearing, tone of voice, etc.
Origin
From French attitude, from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aFrom French attitude, from Italian attitudine (“attitude, aptness”), from Medieval Latin aptitūdō (“aptitude”) and actitūdō (“acting, posture”), from Latin aptō and actitō. Doublet of aptitude.
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Forms
attitudes, attituding, attituded, attitudedTenses
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Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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