grace
To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignifyTo adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
» We say grace at every meal.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(transitive)To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.
He graced the room with his presence.
He graced the room by simply being there.
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(transitive)To dignify or raise by an act of favour; to honour.
(transitive)To supply with heavenly grace.
(transitive)To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- be beautiful to look at
Examples
206 sentencesWe say grace at every meal.
First, we have to say grace.
Tom and his family say grace before every meal.
deTom und seine Familie sprechen vor jeder Mahlzeit ein Tischgebet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom says grace before eating.
Yoko danced with a grace that surprised us.
Йоко танцювала з грацією, що нас здивувала. — iceman
ruЁко танцевала с изяществом, удивившим нас. — Hellerick
deYoko tanze mit einer Grazie, die uns verblüffte. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātiaFrom Middle English grace, from Old French grace (modern French grâce), from Latin grātia (“kindness, favour, esteem”), from grātus (“pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise, welcome”); compare grateful.
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Forms
graces, gracing, graced, gracedSynonyms
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.