The meaning of MOPE is to give oneself up to brooding : become listless or dejected. How to use mope in a sentence.

Phrasal verb mope around (somewhere) (Definition of mope from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

MOPE definition: to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood. See examples of mope used in a sentence.

1. to be gloomy or apathetic: there's no time to mope. 2. to move or act in an aimless way: he moped around the flat.

If you mope, you feel miserable and do not feel interested in doing anything. Get on with life and don't sit back and mope. [VERB]

Definition of mope verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Jul 22, 2025 · Mope can describe temporary emotional withdrawal. It doesn’t always require serious reasons—someone might mope after missing a party or losing a game. Mope also appears in …

Sep 7, 2025 · mope (third-person singular simple present mopes, present participle moping, simple past and past participle moped) (intransitive) To carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to …

We mope when we're sad, but part of moping is directed at other people, because moping is at least a little public. When someone says you're " moping around," they can tell you're trying to let everyone …

mope (mōp), v., moped, mop•ing, n. v.i. to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood. v.t. to make dejected, listless, or apathetic. n. a person who mopes or is given to moping. mopes, …