SACRIFICE

Meaning of SACRIFICE in English

[noun]We had to make sacrifices and go without things in order to pay for our children's education. [C]They cared for their handicapped son for 27 years, at great personal sacrifice. [U]If you become a soldier, you may have to make the ultimate/supreme sacrifice (= die) for your country.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

SACRIFICE — Act of offering objects to a divinity, thereby making them holy. The motivation for sacrifice is to perpetuate, intensify, or …
Английский словарь Британика
SACRIFICE — I. ˈsakrəˌfīs also -_fə̇s or -ˌfīz sometimes especially before pl ending -ˌfis noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English sacrifise, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — — sacrificeable , adj. — sacrificer , n. /sak"reuh fuys'/ , n. , v. , sacrificed, sacrificing . n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — I. ˈsa-krə-ˌfīs, also -fəs or -ˌfīz noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin sacrificium, from sacr-, sacer + facere …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SACRIFICE — noun a sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value. 2. sacrifice ·noun to sell at …
Webster English vocab
SACRIFICE — [sac.ri.fice] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L sacrificium, fr. sacr-, sacer + facere to make--more at do] (13c) 1: an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SACRIFICE — a religious rite in which an object is offered to a divinity in order to establish, maintain, or restore a …
Britannica English vocabulary
SACRIFICE — / ˈsækrɪfaɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] the fact of giving up …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — I. sac ‧ ri ‧ fice 1 /ˈsækrəfaɪs, ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SACRIFICE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SACRIFICE — n. & v. n. 1 a the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( sacrifices, sacrificing, sacrificed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE financial ▪ It was a tremendous act of strength to - refuse that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SACRIFICE — n. Act of offering objects to a divinity, thereby making them holy. The motivation for sacrifice is to perpetuate, intensify, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SACRIFICE — Synonyms and related words : abandon, abandonment, abjuration, abjure, altruism, annihilate, appease, bane, be bereaved of, bereave of life, bereavement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SACRIFICE — I. noun 1 giving sth up ADJECTIVE ▪ big , considerable , enormous , great , heavy , huge , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — n. 25B6; noun the sacrifice of animals : RITUAL SLAUGHTER, offering, oblation, immolation. the calf was a sacrifice : (VOTIVE) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SACRIFICE — n. 1 immolation, surrender, forfeiture, forgoing, giving up, yielding up, offering (up), offer, Christian religion oblation The Aztec religion demanded …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SACRIFICE — The peculiar features of each kind of sacrifice are referred to under their respective heads. I. (A) ORIGIN OF SACRIFICE.-The …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — 1. сущ. 1) жертва; жертвоприношение (to - кому-л.) animal sacrifices to the gods ≈ животные, приносимые в жертву богам at …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SACRIFICE — sacrifice.ogg 1. ʹsækrıfaıs n 1. жертва noble heroic, useless sacrifice - благородная героическая, бесполезная жертва a sacrifice willingly offered - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SACRIFICE — sacrifice сущ.1) жертва; жертвоприношение ( to - кому-л.) animal sacrifices to the gods — животные, приносимые в жертву богам at …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SACRIFICE — 1. ʹsækrıfaıs n 1. жертва noble heroic, useless sacrifice - благородная героическая, бесполезная жертва a sacrifice willingly offered - добровольная …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SACRIFICE — 1. сущ. 1) жертва; жертвоприношение ( to - кому-л. ) animal sacrifices to the gods — животные, приносимые в жертву …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SACRIFICE — 1. сущ. 1) жертва; жертвоприношение (to - кому-л.) animal sacrifices to the gods — животные, приносимые в жертву богам at the sacrifice of …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SACRIFICE — 1. _n. 1> жертва; to make a sacrifice - приносить жертву; at the sacrifice of smth. - пожертвовав чем-л.; the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SACRIFICE — 1. n. 1. жертва; to make a sacrifice - приносить жертву; at the sacrifice of smth. - пожертвовав чем-л.; the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SACRIFICE — 1. сущ. 1) жертва 2) убыток 3) недостача 4) потеря - interest sacrifice in holding money - sacrifice of accuracy - sacrifice of utility - sacrifices of waiting - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
SACRIFICE — 1. _n. 1> жертва; to make a sacrifice приносить жертву; at the sacrifice of smth. пожертвовав чем-л.; the great (или …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SACRIFICE — убыток; недостача; потеря; жертва [c crimson]|| жертвовать - sacrifice of accuracy - sacrifice of utility - sacrifices of waiting - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
SACRIFICE — 1. сущ. 1) жертва; жертвоприношение (to - кому-л.) animal sacrifices to the gods ≈ животные, приносимые в жертву богам at …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SACRIFICE — n. sacrificie (-al); v. sacrificar (-ator), imolar
English interlingue dictionary
SACRIFICE — paghalad
English-Visayan vocabulary
SACRIFICE — I. noun see: do Date: 13th century an act of offering to a deity something precious, something offered in ~, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SACRIFICE — (v. i.) To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to offer sacrifice.
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — (n.) To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — (n.) To destroy; to kill.
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — (n.) Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give up in …
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — (n.) To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or …
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — (n.) A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — (n.) Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in behalf of …
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — (n.) Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, …
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — (n.) The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
Английский словарь Webster
SACRIFICE — ( v. i. ) To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed on the altar; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( n. ) To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( n. ) To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a divinity by way of expiation or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( n. ) To destroy; to kill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( n. ) The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( n. ) Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for the sake of obtaining something; to give …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( n. ) Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else; devotion of some desirable object in …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( n. ) Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity; an immolated victim, or an offering of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ( n. ) A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — v. make an offering to a god; sell at a loss; tolerate the loss of; surrender something for the sake …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SACRIFICE — n. act of making an offering to a god; person or item which is offered to a god; surrender of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SACRIFICE — n. sacrifice fly sacrifice hit self sacrifice self sacrificing
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — n. Function: verb Inflected Form: -ficed ; -fic · ing Date: 14th century transitive verb 1 : to offer as …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — n. Pronunciation: ' sa-kr ə - ˌ f ī s, also -f ə s or - ˌ f ī z …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — ■ noun 1》 the practice or an act of killing an animal or person or surrendering a possession as an …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SACRIFICE — sacrific|e noun, verb BrE AmE ˈsæk rɪ faɪs -rə- ▷ sacrific|ed t ▷ sacrific|es ɪz əz ▷ sacrific|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SACRIFICE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more …
Oxford English vocab
SACRIFICE — (~s, sacrificing, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SACRIFICE — n. Function: verb 1 to offer as a victim in sacrifice FF1C; Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac FF1E; Synonyms: immolate, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SACRIFICE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: VICTIM 1, offering Related Words: burnt offering, oblation; sacrification; hecatomb; sin offering
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SACRIFICE — I . v. a. 1. Immolate, offer up. 2. Surrender, give up, forego. 3. Destroy, kill. II . n. 1. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Cambridge English vocab

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