sincere
part of speech
adjective (sincere, sincerer, sincerest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Honest and true; meaning what you say or feel. tree →
2) Real, not pretend: «a sincere apology». tree →
3) Yours sincerely (UK) A polite ending of a formal letter. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means honest and straight, whole-hearted in dealing with God and people. Interpretation: In Proverbs the sincere person is the one who is upright and blameless. Tradition prizes this wholeness of character, called tam or tamim. In the primary lessons: In ethics and PSHE: a sincere apology means you are really sorry. In letter writing lessons: «Yours sincerely» when you know the name. Phrases: «sincere thanks», «a sincere apology», «Yours sincerely».
examples
- The men of blood hate him that is sincere; and as for the upright, they seek his life. (Writings PRO.29.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. (Writings PRO.11.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Please accept my sincere apology. tree →
- Her thanks were warm and sincere. tree →
- He is a sincere friend who never lies. tree →
- We send our sincere thanks to the volunteers. tree →
- Yours sincerely, Amy Brown. tree →
- The card had a sincere message. tree →
- The Stag, congratulating himself on his safety, began to express his sincere thanks to the Oxen who had kindly helped him in the hour of need. tree →
note
Adverb «sincerely», noun «sincerity». Letter rule (UK): «Dear Mrs Smith … Yours sincerely»; «Dear Sir or Madam … Yours faithfully». US: «Sincerely».
In the corpora
- The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
- The men of blood hate him that is sincere; and as for the upright, they seek his life.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sincere» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.