miracle
To affect by a miracleTo affect by a miracle; to work a miracle upon.
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Meaning
1 sensesTo affect by a miracle; to work a miracle upon.
Origin
From Middle English miracle, from Old French miracle, from Latin mīrāculum (“object of wonFrom Middle English miracle, from Old French miracle, from Latin mīrāculum (“object of wonder”), from mīror (“to wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meyh₂- (“to smile, to be astonished”). Doublet of milagro and miraculum. Partially displaced native wonder, from Old English wundor (“miracle, wonder”).
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Forms
miracles, miracling, miracled, miracledTenses
miracle · miracled · will miracle · have miracledLessons 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
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