spirit
To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mysteryTo carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
Meaning
2 sensesTo carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.
Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men.
- infuse with spirit
Examples
581 sentencesThat's the spirit, Tom.
Так тримати, Томе! — deniko
ruТак держать, Том. — marafon
deSo ist's recht, Tom. — Roujin
She is in low spirits today.
Вона сьогодні в поганому настрої. — ChickenKiev
ruОна сегодня в унынии. — Hellerick
deSie ist heute niedergeschlagen. — Dokuyaku
Why is Tom in such high spirits today?
Чому Том сьогодні в такому доброму гуморі? — deniko
ruПочему Том сегодня в таком хорошем настроении? — sharptoothed
The spirit of Christmas is about giving and love.
Tom is spirited.
Том палкий. — deniko
deTom ist temperamentvoll. — Felixjp
Origin
From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breaFrom Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“to breathe, blow, respire”). In this sense, displaced native Middle English gast (from Old English gāst), whence modern English ghost. Doublet of spiritus, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.
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Forms
spirits, spiriting, spirited, spiritedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonyms- infuse with spirit:spirit upinspirit
Word family
2 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
5 patterns- in good spirits
- in high spirits
- high spirits
- good spirits
- spirits today
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.