THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS

Meaning of THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS in English

( saying ) it is not enough to intend to do good things; you must actually do them

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

THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS — good intentions just aren't enough, actions not intentions determine one's fate
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS — good intentions achieve nothing without action, actions speak louder... Convert your charitable feelings into action! The road to hell is …
English Idioms vocab
THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS — good intentions achieve nothing without action, actions speak louder... Convert your charitable feelings into action! The road to hell is …
English Idioms vocabulary
GOOD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a break with the past (= when something is done in a completely different way …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAVÉD — adjective see: pavé
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WITH — I. (|)wi]th, ]th, _wə] preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, preposition & adverb, against, opposite, toward, with; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROAD — I. ˈrōd noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rood, rode, from Old English rād ride, riding, journey; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELL — I. ˈhel noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d, in formulas of meeting & parting often _gəd adjective ( bet·ter ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAVED — -vd adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of paven to pave 1. : covered with a pavement the paved …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INTENTIONS — plural of intention
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAVED — (imp. & p. p.) of Pave
Английский словарь Webster
PAVED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Pave
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROAD — — roadless , adj. — roadlessness , n. /rohd/ , n. 1. a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELL — — hell-like , adj. /hel/ , n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOOD — /good/ , adj., better, best , n., interj., adv. adj. 1. morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man. 2. …
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PAVED — adj. made and covered in asphalt (road); covered with tiles
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PAVÉD — see pavé
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOOD — I. ˈgu̇d adjective ( bet·ter ˈbe-tər ; best ˈbest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gōd; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAVED — impf & ·p.p. of pave.
Webster English vocab
HELL — vt a gambling house. 2. hell ·vt to overwhelm. 3. hell ·vt a place where outcast persons or things are …
Webster English vocab
GOOD — vt to make good; to turn to good. 2. good ·superl not lacking or deficient; full; complete. 3. good ·vt …
Webster English vocab
INTENTIONS — Logic conceptions formed by directing the mind towards an object. → intent on/upon
Concise Oxford English vocab
HELL — [hell] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE helan to conceal, OHG helan, L celare, Gk kalyptein] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOOD — [good] adj bet.ter ; best [ME, fr. OE god; akin to OHG guot good, Skt gadhya what one clings to] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROAD — the traveled way on which people, animals, or wheeled vehicles move. In modern usage the term road describes a rural, …
Britannica English vocabulary
HELL — the abode or state of being of evil spirits or souls that are damned to postmortem punishment. Derived from an …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROAD — road BrE AmE rəʊd AmE roʊd ▷ roads rəʊdz AmE roʊdz ▶ ˈ road hog BrE AmE ▶ ˈ road …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROAD — / rəʊd; NAmE roʊd/ noun 1. a hard surface built for vehicles to travel on : a main / major …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELL — / hel; NAmE / noun 1. [ sing. ] (usually Hell ) (used without a or the ) in some …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — / gʊd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( bet·ter / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / best / best; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WITH — with S1 W1 /wɪð, wɪθ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'against, from, with' ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROAD — road S1 W1 /rəʊd $ roʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: rad 'ride, journey' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HELL — I. hell 1 S1 W3 /hel/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . WHEN YOU DIE [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOOD — I. good 1 S1 W1 /ɡʊd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative better /ˈbetə $ -ər/, superlative best /best/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROAD — n. 1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROAD — n. 1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (better, best) 1 having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROAD — 1. n.1 a a path or way with a specially prepared surface, used by vehicles, pedestrians, etc. b the part …
Oxford English vocab
HELL — n.1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
GOOD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (better, best) 1. having the right or desired qualities; satisfactory, adequate. 2 a (of a …
Oxford English vocab
WITH — Pronounced /wɪð/ for meanings 20 and 21. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROAD — ( roads) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A road is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAVED — see pave
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELL — ( hells) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, hell …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOOD — ( better, best) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Good means pleasant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAVED — see pave
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ROAD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a coast road ▪ In summer the coast road is very crowded. a road bridge …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HELL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (as) mad as hell (= a rude way of saying very angry ) cast sb …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROAD — [noun] - a long piece of hard ground that people can drive along from one place to anotherRoads usually have …
Cambridge English vocab
HELL — (EXPRESSION) exclamation, [noun] [U] - used to express anger or to give emphasis to an expressionOh hell, I've forgotten my …
Cambridge English vocab
ROAD — Synonyms and related words : Autobahn, US highway, access, air lane, alley, alleyway, anchorage, anchorage ground, approach, approaches, arm, armlet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAVED — Synonyms and related words : armored, cased, ceiled, cloaked, clouded, coated, coped, covered, covert, cowled, curtained, eclipsed, encapsulated, encapsuled, encased, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HELL — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL …
Slang English vocab
PAVED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
ROAD — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad , wide ▪ narrow ▪ busy , congested ▪ clear , deserted , empty , lonely …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PAVED — adj. Paved is used with these nouns: ↑ courtyard , ↑ path , ↑ road , ↑ street , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
INTENTIONS — • ↑ good intentions • ↑ make your intentions clear/known
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