CAST ONE'S BREAD UPON THE WATERS

Meaning of CAST ONE'S BREAD UPON THE WATERS in English

do good without expecting gratitude or reward. [with biblical allusion to Eccles. 11:1.]

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPON — sur; concernent(e), pri. IMMEDIATELY ~: che, a
English interlingue dictionary
UPON — diha
English-Visayan vocabulary
WATERS — biographical name Ethel 1896-1977 American actress & singer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPON — I. preposition Date: 12th century on , II. adverb Date: 13th century on the surface ; on it, thereafter , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BREAD — Baked food product. It is made of flour or meal that is moistened into a dough, kneaded, and usually leavened …
Английский словарь Британика
UPON — I. ə|pȯn, ə|pän, ə(|)pən sometimes ˌə|p- preposition Etymology: Middle English uppon, upon, from uppe & up up + on, preposition …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAST — I. ˈkast, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- verb ( cast ; cast ; casting ; casts ) Etymology: Middle English casten, from …
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BREAD — I. ˈbred noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English breed, from Old English brēad crumb, bread; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATERS — plural of water present third singular of water
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPON — (prep.) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Английский словарь Webster
UPON — ( prep. ) On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATERS — /waw"teuhrz, wot"euhrz/ , n. Ethel , 1896-1977, U.S. singer and actress.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — /euh pon", euh pawn"/ , prep. 1. up and on; upward so as to get or be on: He climbed …
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ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
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CAST — — castable , adj. — castability , n. /kast, kahst/ , v. , cast, casting , n. , adj. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BREAD — — breadless , adj. — breadlessness , n. /bred/ , n. 1. a kind of food made of flour or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPON — prep. on, atop
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPON — I. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän preposition Date: 12th century : on II. ə-ˈpȯn, -ˈpän adverb Date: 13th century 1. obsolete : on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAST — I. ˈkast verb ( cast ; cast·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kasta; akin to Old Norse kǫs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BREAD — I. ˈbred noun Etymology: Middle English breed, from Old English brēad; akin to Old High German brōt bread, Old English …
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WATERS — biographical name Ethel 1896-1977 American actress & singer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPON — prep on; used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Webster English vocab
CAST
Webster English vocab
BREAD — adj to spread. 2. bread ·noun food; sustenance; support of life, in general. 3. bread ·vt to cover with bread …
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WATERS — ~ amniotic fluid, especially as discharged shortly before birth. → water ———————— ~ an area of sea regarded as under …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UPON — ■ preposition more formal term for on . Origin ME: from up + on , suggested by ON upp á …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAST — [cast] vb cast ; cast.ing [ME, fr. ON kasta; akin to ON kos heap] vt (13c) 1 a: to cause …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREAD — [bread] n [ME breed, fr. OE bread; akin to OHG brot bread, OE breowan to brew] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BREAD — baked food product made of flour or meal that is moistened, kneaded, and sometimes fermented. A major food since prehistoric …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATERS — Waters BrE AmE ˈwɔːt əz AmE \ ˈwɔːt̬ ə rz ˈwɑːt̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — upon BrE AmE ə ˈpɒn AmE \ ə ˈpɑːn -ˈpɔːn —There is also an occasional weak form əp ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BREAD — bread BrE AmE bred (= bred) ▷ breaded ˈbred ɪd -əd ▷ breading ˈbred ɪŋ ▷ breads bredz ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPON — / əˈpɒn; NAmE əˈpɑːn/ preposition 1. ( formal , especially BrE ) = on : The decision was based upon …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAST — / kɑːst; NAmE kæst/ verb , noun ■ verb ( cast , cast ) A LOOK / GLANCE / SMILE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAD — / bred; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast …
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WATERS — Waters, Muddy BrE AmE (1915–83) a US BLUES singer, songwriter, and ↑ guitar player, who greatly influenced many other singers …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — up ‧ on S2 W1 /əˈpɒn $ əˈpɑːn/ BrE AmE preposition formal [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Origin: up + on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
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CAST
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BREAD — bread S2 W3 /bred/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a type of food made …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BREAD — n. & v. --n. 1 baked dough made of flour usu. leavened with yeast and moistened, eaten as a staple …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPON — prep. = ON. ° Upon is sometimes more formal, and is preferred in once upon a time and upon my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAST — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BREAD — n. & v. n. 1 baked dough made of flour usu. leavened with yeast and moistened, eaten as a staple …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
CAST — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. cast) 1. tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. …
Oxford English vocab
BREAD — n. & v. --n. 1. baked dough made of flour usu. leavened with yeast and moistened, eaten as a staple …
Oxford English vocab
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAST — ( casts, casting) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'cast' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BREAD — ( breads, breading, breaded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Bread is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPON — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UPON — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES border on/upon obsession (= be almost as extreme as an obsession ) ▪ Sometimes his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAST — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be cast in a mould (= be very like something ) ▪ He didn't …
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BREAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bread basket (= for serving bread ) ▪ There was a bread basket on …
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