sincere

«sincere» in Mova's school dictionary: Honest and true; meaning what you say or feel — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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.