Definition

1. Verb:
   • To wear; to put on; to dress in: To have clothing on one's body or to place clothing upon oneself.
   • To be indifferent to; to not care about; to pay no attention to: To disregard something or someone, to adopt an attitude of unconcern.
   • (In fixed phrases) So much the worse for; let it be; too bad: Used to express resignation or that someone must accept the consequences of their actions.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to wear):
  • Cô ấy mặc một chiếc váy màu đỏ. (She is wearing a red dress.)
  • Tôi mặc quần áo mới để đi dự tiệc. (I put on new clothes to go to the party.)
• Verb (to be indifferent):
  • Mặc kệ họ nói gì, tôi vẫn sẽ làm. (I don't care what they say, I will still do it.)
  • Anh ta mặc cho con cái tự do chơi đùa. (He pays no attention, letting his children play freely.)
• Verb (so much the worse):
  • Nếu anh không nghe lời, mặc anh. (If you don't listen, so much the worse for you.)

Advanced Usage

• "mặc dù" / "mặc dầu": Although, even though. This is a conjunction used to introduce a contrasting clause.
  • Mặc dù trời mưa, chúng tôi vẫn đi chơi. (Even though it was raining, we still went out.)
• "mặc cả": To bargain, to haggle over a price.
  • Bà ấy thích mặc cả ở chợ. (She likes to bargain at the market.)
• "mặc nhiên": Tacit, implicit, taken for granted.
  • Sự đồng ý của anh ấy là mặc nhiên. (His agreement was tacit.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mặc kệ (v): To ignore completely, to not care at all.
  • Cậu bé mặc kệ lời mẹ dặn. (The boy completely ignored his mother's instructions.)
• Mặc định (adj/n): Default (setting, value).
  • Hãy khôi phục cài đặt về mặc định. (Please restore the settings to default.)

Synonyms

• To wear: To have on (clothing).
• To disregard: To ignore, to pay no heed to.
• Indifferent: Unconcerned, apathetic.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Mặc áo giấy đi với ma": Literally "to wear paper clothes when going with ghosts" – to adapt one's behavior to the company one keeps.
• "Ai khen cũng mặc, ai cười mặc ai": A proverb meaning "Let them praise, let them laugh, I don't care" – to be indifferent to both praise and ridicule.
• "Mặc sức": To one's heart's content, freely.
  • Bọn trẻ chạy nhảy mặc sức trong công viên. (The children ran and jumped freely in the park.)

verb

1. to dress; to clothe; to wear; to put on
   • mặc quần áo
     to dress oneself so much the worse
   • mặc nó
     so much the worse for him