faithful
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or causeLoyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
» Tom has been a faithful friend.
Том был верным другом. — Fin
Том був вірним другом. — deniko
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7 sensesLoyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
My dog is very faithful: he doesn't like to be petted by anybody else.
treu, loyal, anhänglich
ве́рныйvérnyj, пре́данныйprédannyj
ві́рнийvírnyj, ві́дданийvíddanyj
Having faith.
treu, gläubig, glaubenstreu
ве́рующийvérujuščij
ві́руючийvírujučyj
Reliable; worthy of trust.
My servant is very faithful.
treu, zuverlässig, ergeben
надёжныйnadjóžnyj, заслу́живающий дове́рияzaslúživajuščij dovérija
Consistent with reality.
I would consider that a very faithful reproduction.
genau, übereinstimmend, gewissenhaft
ве́рныйvérnyj, то́чныйtóčnyj
Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
They had been faithful to each other all of their married life.
Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
Of a module, whose annihilator is zero.
- steadfast in affection or allegiance
- not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
- marked by fidelity to an original
Examples
127 sentencesTom has been a faithful friend.
Том був вірним другом. — deniko
ruТом был верным другом. — Fin
Dogs are faithful animals.
Собаки — вірні тварини. — deniko
ruСобаки - верные животные. — Selena777
deHunde sind treue Tiere. — MUIRIEL
I'm faithful to my wife.
Я вірний своїй дружині. — deniko
ruЯ верен своей жене. — marafon
deIch bin meiner Frau treu. — studybrick_samuel
Tom is faithful to Mary.
Том вірний Мері. — deniko
ruТом верен Мэри. — marafon
deTom ist Mary treu. — Dani6187
Dogs are faithful.
Собаки вірні. — deniko
ruСобаки верные. — Olya
deHunde sind treu. — Plusquamperfekt
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English feithful, equivalent to faith + -ful.From Middle English feithful, equivalent to faith + -ful.
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Forms
more faithful, most faithful| Comparative | more faithful Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most faithful Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- marked by fidelity to an original:close
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form