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Meaning of vibe in English vibenoun uk /vaɪb/ us /vaɪb/

vibe noun (MOOD)

Add to word list Add to word list [ C ] informal the mood of a place, situation, person, etc. and the way that they make you feel: laid-back vibe The city is famous for its laid-back vibe.vibe of I loved the overall vibe of the place but the food wasn't that great. The music has a soothing vibe. I didn't like the place—it had bad vibes. I was getting some weird vibes from him—I don't think he liked me. the character, feeling, or mood of a place or situation
  • atmosphereThe atmosphere in the conference room was tense.
  • ambienceIt looks like an upscale eatery, but it has a real sports-pub ambience to it.
  • vibeThe restaurant has a casual vibe.
  • climateDiscussion took place in a climate of deep hostility.
  • toneHer snarky remark at the outset set the tone for the rest of the visit.
  • feelThe tile work gives the shop a very Moroccan feel.
See more results » send vibes to communicate good wishes to someone, which you hope will make them feel better or be more successful: Sending vibes for a quick recovery! See more Conditions and characteristics
  • -ance
  • ability
  • adverse conditions
  • age
  • ambience
  • appearance
  • DNA
  • formatively
  • good/bad karma idiom
  • have it in you idiom
  • hood
  • presentation
  • respect
  • shape
  • someone's/something's former self
  • stock-in-trade
  • trait
  • trappings
  • unaffiliated
  • undercurrent
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vibe noun (INSTRUMENT)

vibes [ plural ] informal for vibraphone : a musical instrument consisting of a frame with a set of metal bars in it that you hit. The bars have electrical devices attached to them that make them vibrate (= shake) so that they produce musical notes that seem to shake slightly: play the vibes He would often play the vibes in their recording sessions. See more vibeverb   informal uk/vaɪb/ us/vaɪb/ [ I ] to like someone or something and feel comfortable and happy with them: vibe with You can tell by the look on my face how much I was enjoying hanging and vibing backstage with the band. I just wasn't really vibing with any of the clothes she gave me to wear. Consumers might not vibe with the app, especially with so many other sources for news out there.be vibed with If you only speak English, you may be understood but not vibed with. [ I ] to enjoy playing, listening to, or dancing to music in a relaxed way: vibe to Nowadays parents and kids are sometimes vibing to the same artist. He already had the dancefloor vibing to his music. [ I or T ] to send good wishes to someone: vibe for I'm praying and vibing for you and your family. Here's vibing major vibes for the interview! [ I ] to have or create a particular feeling: vibe with The room vibed with tension. Being friends & getting to know them
  • be on speaking terms idiom
  • be/get in with someone idiom
  • be/live in each other's pockets idiom
  • befriend
  • bonding
  • friendliness
  • friendly with someone
  • gadabout
  • get along phrasal verb
  • get along with someone
  • mingle
  • mingle something with something
  • mirror
  • mirroring
  • Mitteleuropa
  • pocket
  • shell
  • speak
  • strike
  • tight
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Feelings - general words Playing music Welcoming, greeting & greetings Creating and producing (Definition of vibe from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of vibe

vibe Clearly there may be as many answers to the question as there are individual teachers, but my own personal experience would suggest that there are both negative and positive" vibes". From the Cambridge English Corpus We vibe off of that. From the Cambridge English Corpus Coming from a musical family, he studied multiple instruments, including vibes and trombone, as well as music theory and composition, while still in high school. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She attributed her departure to negative vibes in the group resulting from the departure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We the band have nothing but warm vibes and happiness everywhere we go in this house. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He further stated that the album has still some psychedelic vibes here and there, but overall it's much more on par towards our older material. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also learned to play the marimba and the vibes and eventually found the instruments that would be the passion of his life: the woodwinds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He feels that, by not telling his father about it, he was partly responsible, and has always paid attention to his vibes since then. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A majority of their instruments (vibes, glockenspiel, organ, violin, viola) are primarily used in classical music, and in some instances jazz. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Clever promos and feel-good vibes should ensure a positive run at the multiplexes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Miguel is funny, charming and full of good vibes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Maize feels her purpose in life is to make music that sends out good energy/good vibes and music that make people think. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Full of aggressive, dirty and equally tender vibes and melodies, with immersive textures that give each composition a different kind of depth and character. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Me and her were just vibing off that, and thought it would be really fun to do something just really simple. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She also formed and managed her first group, consisting of organ, guitar, vibes and drums. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of vibe These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of vibe?

Translations of vibe

in Chinese (Traditional) （某地、某種局面或某支曲子的）氣氛，氛圍… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （某地、某种局面或某支曲子的）气氛，氛围… See more in Spanish ambiente, vibraciones, conectar… See more in Portuguese ambiente… See more Need a translator?

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      • vibe (MOOD)
      • send vibes
      • vibe (INSTRUMENT)
      • vibes
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