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definition 1: a feeling or mental state in regard to something or someone.
example: His attitude toward the proposal was strongly negative.
example: Her poor performance in school is largely due to her attitude, not to her abilities.
example: She was aloof at first, but her attitude towards me seems to be changing.
definition 2: position of the body.
example: He stood in a rigid attitude.
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Collocations: Words often used in combination with the noun attitude (definition 1)
attitude + PREPOSITION
- ~ toward (e.g., attitude toward one’s superiors, attitude toward one’s work, attitude toward one’s studies)
- ~ to (e.g., His attitude to life changed after the tragic accident)
ADJECTIVE + attitude: positive ~ , negative ~ , favorable ~ , right ~ (e.g., You will surely succeed if you adopt the right attitude), professional ~ , flexible ~ , liberal ~ , can-do ~ , hostile ~ , ambivalent ~ , changing ~ , caring ~ , mature ~ , cavalier ~ , casual ~ , tolerant ~ , enlightened ~ , laissez-faire ~ , dismissive ~ , discriminatory ~ , racist ~ , homophobic ~ , parental ~ , public ~ , prevalent ~
VERB + attitude: adopt ~ , change ~ , examine ~ , reflect ~ , shape ~ , influence ~ , cultivate ~ (e.g., He attempted to cultivate an attitude of indifference toward her), promote ~ , foster ~ , harden ~ , challenge ~ , combat ~
attitude + VERB: change ~ , shift ~ , prevail ~ , persist ~ , harden ~ , soften ~ , typify ~ , mirror ~ , underpin ~