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spirits meaning
EN
[ˈspɪɹɪts]
US
Noun
BF
spirit
(
plural
only)
distilled
alcoholic
beverages
.
plural
of
spirit
.
Verb
BF
spirit
PR
spiriting
PT, PP
spirited
third-person singular
simple
present indicative
form
of
spirit
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
Civil dissensions often
spirit
the ambition of private men.
There was nothing like that
spirit
which, when the heart goes with the decree of the ruler, makes the welkin ring with its unregulated rejoicings.
narmed they might / Have easily, as
spirits
evaded swift / By quick contraction or remove. — John Milton.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in
spirit
.
It was concertized folk music, complete with cello, but it had
spirit
.
They seem to be so interfused with the emotions of the soul, that they strike upon the heart almost like the living touch of a
spirit
.
Meaning of
spirits
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "spirits" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
noun form
and a
pluralia tantum
. It's also a
verb
, more specifically, a
verb form
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Noun forms
Noun plural forms
Pluralia tantum
Verbs
Verb forms
Verb singular forms
Third-person singular forms
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Definiteness: Level 1
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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