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faith

US /feɪθ/

noun Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Investors have lost faith in the company after the announcement.

Synonyms

  • trustsomething (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
  • beliefany cognitive content held as true
  • confidencefreedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

Collocations

  • Easy have faith in yourself
    to possess, experience, or hold regarding faith in yourself
  • Medium act in good faith
    to act in good faith, meaning to perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  • Hard breach of faith by trustee
    to breach of faith by trustee, meaning to act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  • Very Hard bad faith litigation tactic
    describing bad faith litigation tactic (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency)

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