SOUL


Meaning of SOUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ soʊl ]

( souls)

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.

1.

Your soul is the part of you that consists of your mind, character, thoughts, and feelings. Many people believe that your soul continues existing after your body is dead.

She went to pray for the soul of her late husband...

‘I will put my heart and soul into the job,’ he promises.

N-COUNT : usu with supp

2.

You can refer to someone as a particular kind of soul when you are describing their character or condition.

He’s a jolly soul...

N-COUNT : adj N

3.

You use soul in negative statements like not a soul to mean nobody at all.

I’ve never harmed a soul in my life...

There was not a soul there.

N-SING : with brd-neg

4.

Soul or soul music is a type of pop music performed mainly by black American musicians. It developed from gospel and blues music and often expresses deep emotions.

...American soul singer Anita Baker.

N-UNCOUNT

5.

to bare one’s soul: see bare

body and soul: see body

the life and soul of the party: see life

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