MERCY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of mercy in English
mercy noun
(KINDNESS )
be at the mercy of someone/something
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mercy noun
(EVENT/SITUATION )
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mercy | Intermediate English
mercy noun [U]
(KINDNESS )
mercy noun [U]
(LUCK )
something that is
considered lucky because it is not as
bad as it had been or could have been:
It’s a mercy that no one was hurt in the fire .
(Definition of mercy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of mercy
mercy
The fan is so at the mercy of their team.
Mercy officials say only a tenth of 1 percent of all newborns weigh more than 11 pounds at birth.
Those who didn't were to be shown no mercy .
One group of parasites known as parasitoids, though, shows no such mercy .
He's exposed, at the mercy of the elements in a cruelly brutal way, and so is the storytelling.
Agents are often at the mercy of their clients, who are sometimes out of touch with what's happening in the market.
But he's at the mercy of his material.
Let us be alert, let us work together, and show no mercy for any failure, no mercy .
You are at the mercy of others' decisions that you have no control over.
All sit quietly, at the mercy of nothing but weather and time.
Religions that were not tethered to state control were banned by law, and persecuted without mercy .
The state also remains at the mercy of droughts that threaten water supplies.
The list of seven spiritual works of mercy includes comforting the sorrowful, instructing the ignorant, and praying for the living and dead.
I am a sinner in need of forgiveness and mercy .
The definition of mercy is compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
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Translations of mercy
in Chinese (Traditional)
仁慈, 慈悲，憐憫, 仁慈，寬容…
in Chinese (Simplified)
仁慈, 慈悲，怜悯, 仁慈，宽容…
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misericordia, piedad [feminine, singular]…
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piedade, clemência, piedade [feminine]…
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clémence [feminine], pitié, chance…
ஒருவரை மன்னிக்கச் செய்யும் இரக்கம், பொதுவாக நீங்கள் அதிகாரம் கொண்ட ஒருவரை மன்னிக்கச் செய்கிறது…
nåde, barmhjertighed, held…
barmhärtighet, förbarmande, nåd…
nåde [masculine], barmhjertighet, medlidenhet…
దయ / దయ మీరు ఎవరినైనా క్షమించేలా చేస్తుంది, సాధారణంగా మీ అధికారానికి లోబడి ఉన్న వ్యక్తిని…
belas kasihan, kemujuran…
ความเมตตากรุณา, เคราะห์ดี…
lòng nhân từ, sự may mắn…
litość, łaska, szczęście…
pietà, misericordia, fortuna…
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