attitude

Everyday

1. Your attitude is the way you think and feel about something, which shows in how you behave: a positive attitude, a bad attitude. tree →
2. (informal) «Attitude» on its own can mean being rude or not caring about others: «Don't give me attitude.» tree →
3. An attitude can also be a position of the body: «He stood in a relaxed attitude.» tree →

In the lessons

In school, teachers praise a good attitude to learning: trying hard, not giving up, being kind. Sport coaches talk about «a winning attitude» and «a can-do attitude». In stories, a character's attitude changes as they learn a lesson. Phrases: «a positive attitude», «attitude towards», «change your attitude», «have an attitude».

Examples

• She has a great attitude to her homework. tree →
• A positive attitude helps you learn new things. tree →
• His attitude towards his little sister was kind. tree →
• The coach said our attitude won the game. tree →
• Don't give me attitude, young man! tree →
• People's attitudes to smoking have changed a lot. tree →
• Her attitude changed when she made friends. tree →
• Try to keep a good attitude even when you lose. tree →
• Her pale handsome face was bent in a listening attitude towards the forest. tree →

Note

Countable. Pattern: «attitude to/towards something». Spelling: atTItude (not «attidude»). Not the same as «altitude» (how high something is above sea level), which looks similar.