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feminine

/kaɾiˈðað/

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Translation

charity

Word origin

From Latin caritas ('dearness, affection, love'), from carus ('dear'). English 'charity' shares this root, as do 'cherish' and 'caress'.

Origin: Latin
Root: caritas
English cognates: charity, cherish, caress

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralcaridades

Examples

We donated all the clothes to a local charity.

, .

Charity begins at home, they say.

He lives on the charity of his neighbours.

¿ ayudarme, ?

Could you help me, if only out of charity?

recaudar .

They organised a dinner to raise money for charity.

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This word is part of lesson 48.