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moderate      /ˈmɑ:dərət/   adjective

(comedido, moderado, módico)

 

 

 

1 a : average in size or amount : neither too much nor too little • Her doctor recommended moderate exercise. • drinking moderateamounts of coffee • a family of moderate income • a moderatedistance

1 b : neither very good nor very bad • The group met with onlymoderate success. • a writer of moderate talent

 

2 [more moderate; most moderate] : not expensive : not too high in price • The hotel offers comfortable rooms at moderateprices.

 

3 [more moderate; most moderate] : having or expressing political beliefs that are neither very liberal nor very conservative • She holds a moderate position on the subject of taxes. • The group is in need of more moderate voices. [=the group needs more members who do not express extreme ideas]

 

4 a [more moderate; most moderate] : avoiding behavior that goes beyond what is normal, healthy, or acceptable • a moderateeater [=a person who does not eat too much] • a moderate diet • He believes that moderate drinking is healthy. • a person ofmoderate habits

4 b [more moderate; most moderate] : not showing strong emotions or excitement • She expressed herself in moderate[=calm, reasonable] language.

Learn about moderate as a noun and as a verb.