GUILTY


Meaning of GUILTY in English

adj.

1 feeling/showing guilt

VERBS

▪ feel , look

ADVERB

▪ extremely , really , very

▪ horribly , incredibly , terribly

She has a terribly ~ conscience about it.

▪ almost

I feel almost ~ that so many good things are happening to us.

▪ rather , somewhat

She was looking rather ~ when I came into the room.

▪ a little , slightly , etc.

▪ vaguely

▪ equally

Matt and Chrissy both looked equally ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

I feel very ~ about leaving her.

2 having broken the law/done sth wrong

VERBS

▪ be , plead

He pleaded ~ to starting the fire.

▪ believe sb , presume sb

No one believed him ~ of this terrible crime.

A person should never be presumed ~.

▪ deem sb , find sb , hold sb , prove sb

Company directors may be deemed ~ of a crime if their company causes pollution.

He was found ~ of murder.

▪ declare sb , pronounce sb

He was pronounced ~.

▪ vote

The jury voted not ~ on all counts.

ADVERB

▪ certainly , clearly , obviously

She was certainly ~, but the police couldn't prove it.

▪ equally

Anyone who supports terrorists is equally ~ of terrorist crimes.

PREPOSITION

▪ of

She was ~ of fraud.

Guilty is used with these nouns: ↑ conscience , ↑ defendant , ↑ feeling , ↑ look , ↑ party , ↑ plea , ↑ pleasure , ↑ secret , ↑ verdict

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