GIVE SB THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT

Meaning of GIVE SB THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT in English

to accept that sb has told the truth or has not done sth wrong because you cannot prove that they have not

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

GIVE SB THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT — See ↑ BELIEVE 1
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SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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DOUBT — I. ˈdau̇t, usu -au̇d.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English douten to fear, doubt, from Old French douter, from …
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BENEFIT — I. ˈbenəˌfit, US sometimes -_fə̇t, S sometimes -ni- or -nē-, Brit usually -ni_fit; US usually -d.+V noun ( -s ) …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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DOUBT — — doubtable , adj. — doubtably , adv. — doubter , n. — doubtingly , adv. — doubtingness , n. …
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BENEFIT — — benefiter , n. /ben"euh fit/ , n. , v. , benefited, benefiting . n. 1. something that is advantageous …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
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DOUBT — I. ˈdau̇t verb Etymology: Middle English douten, from Anglo-French duter, douter, from Latin dubitare to be in doubt; akin to …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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DOUBT — vi uncertainty of condition. 2. doubt ·vi suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread. 3. doubt ·vt to fill with fear; to affright. …
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BENEFIT — noun beneficence; liberality. 2. benefit ·noun an act of kindness; a favor conferred. 3. benefit ·noun natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments. …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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DOUBT — [doubt] vb [alter. of ME douten, fr. OF douter to doubt, fr. L dubitare; akin to L dubius dubious] vt …
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GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOUBT — / daʊt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] doubt (about sth) | doubt (that …
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BENEFIT — / ˈbenɪfɪt; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] an advantage that sth gives …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOUBT — I. doubt 1 S1 W1 /daʊt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ doubtful , doubtless, ↑ indubitable …
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BENEFIT — I. ben ‧ e ‧ fit 1 S2 W1 AC /ˈbenəfɪt, ˈbenɪfɪt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOUBT — n. & v. --n. 1 a feeling of uncertainty; an undecided state of mind (be in no doubt about; have …
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BENEFIT — n. & v. --n. 1 a favourable or helpful factor or circumstance; advantage, profit. 2 (often in pl.) payment made …
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GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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DOUBT — n. & v. n. 1 a feeling of uncertainty; an undecided state of mind (be in no doubt about; have …
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BENEFIT — n. & v. n. 1 a favourable or helpful factor or circumstance; advantage, profit. 2 (often in pl.) payment made …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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DOUBT — n. & v. --n. 1. a feeling of uncertainty; an undecided state of mind (be in no doubt about; have …
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BENEFIT — n. & v. --n. 1. a favourable or helpful factor or circumstance; advantage, profit. 2 (often in pl.) payment made …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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DOUBT — ( doubts, doubting, doubted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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BENEFIT — ( benefits, benefiting, or benefitting, benefited, or benefitted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in …
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DOUBT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be filled with horror/fear/anger/doubt/remorse ▪ Their faces were suddenly filled with fear. cast aside …
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DOUBT — [noun] - (a feeling of) uncertainty about something, esp. about how good or true it isEven if your religious faith …
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BENEFIT — [verb], [noun] -t- or UK also -tt- - (to receive or give) a helpful or good effect, or something intended …
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GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
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DOUBT — Synonyms and related words : Humism, Pyrrhonism, agnosticism, agonize over, all-overs, anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, awake a doubt, be at sea, …
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DOUBT — See: GIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, NO DOUBT.
Slang English vocab
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
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DOUBT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , grave , real , serious , severe ▪ slight ▪ Without the slightest ~ …
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GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
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DOUBT — See ↑ BELIEVE 3, ↑ DOUBT 1, ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in doubt • ↑ beyond …
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DOUBT — INDEX: 1. when you think something is unlikely to happen or be true RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ CERTAINLY/DEFINITELY not believe …
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GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
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DOUBT — n. 25B6; noun there was some doubt as to the caller's identity : UNCERTAINTY, unsureness, indecision, hesitation, dubiousness, suspicion, confusion; …
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BENEFIT — n. 25B6; noun for the benefit of others : GOOD, sake, welfare, well-being, advantage, comfort, ease, convenience; help, aid, assistance, …
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GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
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