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{
"term": "grace",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an attractive quality of movement that is smooth and done with control; a simple and beautiful quality",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She moves with the natural grace of a ballerina."
},
{
"text": "a debut album of uncommon grace and beauty"
}
],
"topics": ["Appearance"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["easy", "effortless", "fluid"],
"verb + grace": ["have", "move with"],
"preposition": ["with grace"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a quality of behaviour that is polite and pleasant and deserves respect",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He conducted himself with grace and dignity throughout the trial."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "ways of behaving that people think are polite and acceptable",
"labels": "(especially British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was not particularly well versed in the **social graces**."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "extra time that is given to somebody to enable them to pay a bill, finish a piece of work, etc.",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They've given me a month's grace to get the money."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "the love that God shows towards the human race",
"labels": "(North American English)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "the power of divine grace"
},
{
"text": "It was only by the grace of God that they survived."
},
{
"text": "The mantra bestows Siva's grace upon the devotee."
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["divine", "heavenly", "sublime"],
"verb + grace": ["bestow", "confer", "pour"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a short prayer that is usually said before a meal to thank God for the food",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let's **say grace**."
}
],
"topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "used as a title of respect when talking to or about an archbishop, a duke or a duchess",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Good Morning, Your Grace."
},
{
"text": "Their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Kent."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a way of behaving that shows that somebody thinks that they are more important, etc. than they really are",
"labels": "(British English, disapproving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Even when he became a star he didn’t have any airs and graces."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to have somebody’s approval and be liked by them",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to lose the trust or respect that people have for you, especially by doing something bad or morally wrong",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a situation in which somebody loses the trust or respect that people have for them, especially because they have done something that is bad or morally wrong",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The biography explains the circumstances surrounding her fall from grace."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be polite enough to do something, especially when you have done something wrong",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He didn't even have the grace to look embarrassed."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "(in the Roman Catholic Church) having been forgiven by God for the wrong or evil things you have done",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He died in a state of grace."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that you could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that somebody else is in",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "in an unwilling and/or rude way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He handed over the money with typical bad grace."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "in a willing and pleasant way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You must learn to accept defeat with good grace."
},
{
"text": "We will simply have to accept the situation with a good grace."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "any particular year after the birth of Christ",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡreɪs/",
"audio": "gr/grace/grace__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɡreɪs/",
"audio": "gr/grace/grace__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French from Latin gratia, from gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’; related to grateful."
}