weal
To mark with stripes; to waleTo mark with stripes; to wale.
» Artists, too, contribute to the public weal by enriching people's lives.
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1 sensesTo mark with stripes; to wale.
Examples
4 sentencesArtists, too, contribute to the public weal by enriching people's lives.
Laws should be made for the public weal, not for private interests.
The prosperity of the nation depends on the weal of its poorest members.
Every citizen has a duty to contribute to the weal of the community.
deJeder Bürger hat die Pflicht, zum Wohle der Gemeinschaft beizutragen. — Waldelfe
Forms
weals, wealing, wealed, wealedLessons 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.