KEEP (OR LOSE) ONE'S TEMPER

Meaning of KEEP (OR LOSE) ONE'S TEMPER in English

keep ( or lose) one's temper

retain (or fail to retain) composure or restraint when angry.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEMPER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOSE — I. ˈlüz verb ( lost ; lost ˈlȯst also ˈläst ; losing ; loses ) Etymology: alteration (probably influenced in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEEP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEMPER — (n.) Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm …
Английский словарь Webster
LOSE — (v. t.) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be deprived of; …
Английский словарь Webster
TEMPER — ( n. ) Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOSE — ( v. t. ) To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPER — — temperable , adj. — temperability , n. — temperer , n. /tem"peuhr/ , n. 1. a particular state of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOSE
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEMPER — I. ˈtem-pər transitive verb ( tem·pered ; tem·per·ing -p(ə-)riŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English temprian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOSE — verb ( lost ˈlȯst ; los·ing ˈlü-ziŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English losian to perish, lose, from los destruction; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEMPER — noun middle state or course; mean; medium. 2. temper ·vt to govern; to manage. 3. temper ·vt to bring to …
Webster English vocab
LOSE — vt to cause to part with; to deprive of. 2. lose ·vt to prevent from gaining or obtaining. 3. lose …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
LOSE — [lose] vb lost ; los.ing [ME, fr. OE losian to perish, lose, fr. los destruction; akin to OE leosan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEMPER — temper BrE AmE ˈtemp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ temper|ed d ▷ tempering ˈtemp ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ temper|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TEMPER — / ˈtempə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , usually sing. , U ] if sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOSE — / luːz; NAmE / verb ( lost , lost / lɒst; NAmE lɑːst; lɔːst/) NOT FIND 1. [ vn ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEMPER — I. tem ‧ per 1 /ˈtempə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [uncountable and countable] a tendency to become …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOSE — lose S1 W1 /luːz/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle lost /lɒst $ lɒːst/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEMPER — n. & v. --n. 1 habitual or temporary disposition of mind esp. as regards composure (a person of a placid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOSE — v. (past and past part. lost) 1 tr. be deprived of or cease to have, esp. by negligence or misadventure. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEMPER — n. & v. n. 1 habitual or temporary disposition of mind esp. as regards composure (a person of a placid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOSE — v. (past and past part. lost) 1 tr. be deprived of or cease to have, esp. by negligence or misadventure. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEMPER — n. & v. --n. 1. habitual or temporary disposition of mind esp. as regards composure (a person of a placid …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
LOSE — v. (past and past part. lost) 1. tr. be deprived of or cease to have, esp. by negligence or misadventure. …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
TEMPER — ( tempers, tempering, tempered) 1. If you refer to someone’s temper or say that they have a temper , you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOSE — ( loses, losing, lost) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEMPER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES burst of anger/enthusiasm/temper etc fiery temper ▪ He has a fiery temper . filthy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOSE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEEP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOSE — (BE DEFEATED) [verb] [past:] lost - to fail to succeed in (a game, competition, etc.)If we lose this game, we're …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
TEMPER — Synonyms and related words : Irish, abate, adjust, adjust to, allay, alleviate, alter, anger, animus, anneal, appease, aptitude, assuage, atmosphere, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOSE — Synonyms and related words : be bereaved of, be found wanting, be unsuccessful, bereave, bite the dust, bow, bow to, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KEEP
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TEMPER — I. noun 1 tendency to become angry easily ADJECTIVE ▪ bad , explosive , fierce , fiery , hot , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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