motto - Longman Dictionary

motto ; mottomot‧to /ˈmɒtəʊ $ ˈmɑːtoʊ/ noun (plural mottos or mottoes) [countable] ; SAYINGa short sentence or phrase giving a rule on how to behave, which ... mottoFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishmottomot‧to/ˈmɒtəʊ$ˈmɑːtoʊ/noun(pluralmottosormottoes)[countable]    SAYINGashortsentenceorphrasegivingaruleonhowtobehave,whichexpressestheaimsorbeliefsofaperson,school,orinstitution  ‘Beprepared’isthemottooftheBoyScouts.►seethesaurusatphraseExamplesfromtheCorpusmotto•TheMortimerfamilymottoisinscribedabovethedoor--'Humilitas'.•Trybeforeyoubuyisagoodmotto.•"Allmylife,"saidSirHumphrey,"mymottohasbeen'aimhigh'."•Mindmyownbusiness,that'smymotto.•Butourmottoiswinwithclass,losewithclass.•BrevitywasalwaysBritten'smotto,aswellasVerdi's.•Theschool'smottowas'Workhardandplayhard'.•"Beprepared"isthemottooftheBoyScouts.•PeterrememberedthemottohehadchosenfortheEmperor'sLuckCasinoinEmor.•That'sthemottoofcarsalesmenwhohaveputupagagboardtoamusemotorists.•Inararepublicstatement,thetoughundercoversoldiers-whosemottoisWhoDaresWins-haveapologised.Originmotto(1500-1600)Italian“word” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Cards Mechanical Compounds Trade Seealltopics Wordoftheday reckless notcaringorworryingaboutthepossiblebadordangerousresultsofyouractions