spirit
US /ˈspɪrət/
Definition
the vital principle or animating force within living things
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The manager praised the strong team spirit in the sales department.
Word Family
NounNoun
spirit gốc
VerbVerb
spirit gốc
spiritize
AdjectiveAdj
spiritual
AdverbAdv
spiritually
Synonyms
- moralea state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
- attitudea complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
- soulthe immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
Collocations
- Easy team spiritto team spirit, meaning to form a team
- Medium foster an entrepreneurial spiritto foster an entrepreneurial spirit, meaning to promote the growth of
- Hard in keeping with the spirit of the lawindicating a state, position, or relationship within keeping with the spirit of the law
- Very Hard the spirit is willing but the flesh is weakreferring to the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
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