VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD

Meaning of VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD in English

( saying ) the reward for acting in a moral or correct way is the knowledge that you have done so, and you should not expect more than this, for example praise from other people or payment

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

VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD — a good deed provides its own reward, satisfaction from doing a good deed is the reward
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD — Добродетель – сама по себе награда. Proverbs (Пословицы).
English-Russian aphorisms, русские афоризмы
VIRTUE IS ITS OWN REWARD — Добродетель-сама себе награда
Английские поговорки
OWN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ITS — iya nga;iya
English-Visayan vocabulary
ITS — adjective Date: circa 1507 of or relating to it or ~elf especially as possessor, agent, or object of an action
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REWARD — I. rə̇ˈwȯ(ə)rd, rēˈ-, -ȯ(ə)d verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rewarden, from Old North French rewarder to reward, regard, …
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OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
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ITS — I. (|)its, _əts adjective Etymology: it (I) + -s (possessive case ending) 1. : of or belonging to it or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIRTUE — ˈvər(ˌ)chü, ˈvə̄(-, ˈvəi(-, chiefly in southern United States -_chə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIRTUE — (n.) A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
ITS — () Possessive form of the pronoun it. See It.
Английский словарь Webster
VIRTUE — — virtueless , adj. — virtuelessness , n. /verr"chooh/ , n. 1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. 2. conformity of one's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REWARD — — rewardable , adj. — rewardableness , n. — rewardably , adv. — rewarder , n. — rewardless , adj. …
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OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
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ITS — /its/ , pron. the possessive form of it (used as an attributive adjective): The book has lost its jacket. I'm …
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REWARD — v. give a reward, recompense someone for a service
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
REWARD — I. ri-ˈwȯrd transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French regarder, rewarder to look back at, regard, care for, recompense — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRTUE — noun Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu, from Anglo-French, from Latin virtut-, virtus strength, manliness, virtue, from vir man — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ITS — adjective Date: circa 1507 : of or relating to it or itself especially as possessor, agent, or object of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRTUE — noun one of the orders of the celestial hierarchy. 2. virtue ·noun excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth. 3. virtue ·noun …
Webster English vocab
REWARD — noun regard; respect; consideration. 2. reward ·noun hence, the fruit of one's labor or works. 3. reward ·noun compensation or …
Webster English vocab
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
VIRTUE — [vir.tue] n [ME virtu, fr. OF, fr. L virtut-, virtus strength, manliness, virtue, fr. vir man--more at virile] (13c) 1 …
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REWARD — [re.ward] vt [ME, fr. ONF rewarder to regard, reward, fr. re- + warder to watch, guard, of Gmc origin; akin …
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OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
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ITS — [its] adj (1598): of or relating to it or itself esp. as possessor, agent, or object of an action "going …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIRTUE — virtue BrE AmE ˈvɜːtʃ uː ˈvɜːt juː AmE \ ˈvɝːtʃ uː ▷ virtue|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REWARD — reward noun, verb BrE AmE ri ˈwɔːd rə- AmE \ -ˈwɔːrd ▷ reward|ed ɪd əd ▷ reward|ing/ly ɪŋ /li ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ITS — its BrE AmE ɪts —non-Received Pronunciation weak form əts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VIRTUE — / ˈvɜːtʃuː; NAmE ˈvɜːrtʃuː/ noun 1. [ U ] ( formal ) behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REWARD — / rɪˈwɔːd; NAmE rɪˈwɔːrd/ noun , verb ■ noun reward (for sth / for doing sth) 1. [ C , …
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OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
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ITS — / ɪts; NAmE / determiner belonging to or connected with a thing, an animal or a baby : Turn the …
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VIRTUE — vir ‧ tue W3 /ˈvɜːtʃuː $ ˈvɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: virtu …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REWARD — I. re ‧ ward 1 W3 /rɪˈwɔːd $ -ˈwɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ rewarding ≠ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ITS — its S1 W1 /ɪts/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘it’] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: it ] used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VIRTUE — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REWARD — n. & v. 1 a a return or recompense for service or merit. b requital for good or evil; retribution. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ITS — poss.pron. of it; of itself (can see its advantages).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIRTUE — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REWARD — n. & v. 1 a a return or recompense for service or merit. b requital for good or evil; retribution. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ITS — poss.pron. of it; of itself (can see its advantages).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIRTUE — n.1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of a …
Oxford English vocab
REWARD — n. & v. 1. a a return or recompense for service or merit. b requital for good or evil; retribution. …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
VIRTUE — ( virtues) 1. Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. She could have established …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REWARD — ( rewards, rewarding, rewarded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A reward …
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OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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ITS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Its' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ITS — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Its' is a third person singular …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VIRTUE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES extol the virtues/benefits etc of sth ▪ a speech extolling the merits of free enterprise …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REWARD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ITS — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird flaps its wings (= it moves its wings up and down ) ▪ …
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
VIRTUE — (BECAUSE OF) [noun] [U] [formal] - by virtue of because of; as a result ofShe succeeded by virtue of her …
Cambridge English vocab
REWARD — [verb] [T]He was rewarded for his years of service to the company with a grand farewell party and several presents.(slightly …
Cambridge English vocab
VIRTUE — See: BY VIRTUE OF, MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY.
Slang English vocab
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
REWARD — n. Function: noun something that is offered or given for some service or attainment FF1C; the miner received a reward …
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