ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRACE
From Old French, from Latin grātia, from grātus pleasing.
WHAT DOES GRACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of grace in the English dictionary
The first definition of grace in the dictionary is elegance and beauty of movement, form, expression, or proportion. Other definition of grace is a pleasing or charming quality. Grace is also goodwill or favour.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRACE
PRESENT
Present
I grace
you grace
he/she/it graces
we grace
you grace
they grace
Present continuous
I am gracing
you are gracing
he/she/it is gracing
we are gracing
you are gracing
they are gracing
Present perfect
I have graced
you have graced
he/she/it has graced
we have graced
you have graced
they have graced
Present perfect continuous
I have been gracing
you have been gracing
he/she/it has been gracing
we have been gracing
you have been gracing
they have been gracing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I graced
you graced
he/she/it graced
we graced
you graced
they graced
Past continuous
I was gracing
you were gracing
he/she/it was gracing
we were gracing
you were gracing
they were gracing
Past perfect
I had graced
you had graced
he/she/it had graced
we had graced
you had graced
they had graced
Past perfect continuous
I had been gracing
you had been gracing
he/she/it had been gracing
we had been gracing
you had been gracing
they had been gracing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will grace
you will grace
he/she/it will grace
we will grace
you will grace
they will grace
Future continuous
I will be gracing
you will be gracing
he/she/it will be gracing
we will be gracing
you will be gracing
they will be gracing
Future perfect
I will have graced
you will have graced
he/she/it will have graced
we will have graced
you will have graced
they will have graced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gracing
you will have been gracing
he/she/it will have been gracing
we will have been gracing
you will have been gracing
they will have been gracing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would grace
you would grace
he/she/it would grace
we would grace
you would grace
they would grace
Conditional continuous
I would be gracing
you would be gracing
he/she/it would be gracing
we would be gracing
you would be gracing
they would be gracing
Conditional perfect
I would have grace
you would have grace
he/she/it would have grace
we would have grace
you would have grace
they would have grace
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gracing
you would have been gracing
he/she/it would have been gracing
we would have been gracing
you would have been gracing
they would have been gracing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you grace
we let´s grace
you grace
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
gracing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRACE»
The term «grace» is very widely used and occupies the
3.914 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «GRACE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
grace.
Although the whole man partakes of this grace, it is first and most appropriately in the soul and later progresses to the body, inasmuch as the body of the man is capable of the same obedience to the will of God as the soul.
For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.
Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.
Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.
One of the reasons I wanted to teach deaf children was because it made me very sad that they spoke so clumsily and that they moved with less grace that I knew was possible of deaf people.
Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.
Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.
The grace of God means something like: Here is your life. You might never have been, but you are because the party wouldn't have been complete without you.
If my film does not do well, it really hurts me. But by God's grace, even if some of my films may not have done well, people have still liked my work in it.
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRACE»
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grace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
grace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Here are the designers, models, photographers, hairstylists, make-up artists and celebrities with whom Grace has created her 'stories in pictures' - whether it be Jerry Hall conquering the USSR or Tom Ford falling down a rabbit hole in ...
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES “If Wintour is the Pope . . . Coddington is Michelangelo, trying to paint a fresh version of the Sistine Chapel twelve times a year.”—Time From the Hardcover edition.
3
American
Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us
Draws on three national surveys on religion, as well as research conducted by congregations across the United States, to examine the profound impact it has had on American life and how religious attitudes have changed in recent decades.
Robert D. Putnam, David E. Campbell, 2012
Grace is a scientist committed to a view of the world without God, a view which puts her into direct conflict with her son Tom when he decides to become a priest.
Mick Gordon, A. C. Grayling, 2008
Grace's husband, Bucy, has recently abandoned her, unleashing a torrent of local gossip, and much of the novel turns on the question of which future Grace will choose will it be with the bereaved husband of a recently deceased neighbor, a ...
Why is desire so irresistible? This is the question that faces Grace, a rebellious young dreamer who takes a long-awaited leap of faith when she meets a charismatic stranger.
7
Ordinary
Grace: A Novel
Told from Frank’s perspective forty years after that fateful summer, Ordinary Grace is a brilliantly moving account of a boy standing at the door of his young manhood, trying to understand a world that seems to be falling apart around him ...
William Kent Krueger, 2013
8
What's So Amazing about
Grace?
This innovative visual edition uses the life-transforming content of Yancey's message in his 1998 award-winning book and makes it accessible to a whole new audience, illustrating the themes and messages with provocative full-color ...
9
Amish
Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy
AMISH GRACE explores the many questions this story raises about the religious beliefs and habits that led the Amish to forgive so quickly.
Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, David L. Weaver-Zercher, 2010
Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Mary, five women-- all chosen by God.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRACE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
grace is used in the context of the following news items.
2014 Top 100 Prep Football - No. 61: Grace King's Gregory Glass …
61: Grace King's Gregory Glass gets manhandled during catch ... Grace King wide receiver Gregory Glass makes a great catch with a Riverdale ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
By The Grace Of God...
They are the Jewish people of the Old Testament, and we wretched Gentiles are humbled that such mercy and grace would be extended to ... «Western Journalism, Jul 15»
Hannah Hart and Grace Helbig Are Changing the Superhero Game
Dynamic duo Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart are YouTube superstars — and let's not forget Grace has her own TV show on E! — who are now ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
Jacob Arminius Theologian of Grace– Part Twelve
BEN: What Arminius has to say about final justification seems to exclude the idea that works of piety and charity have anything to do with it ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
Steve Lyston: Taking God's grace for granted
No nation, organisation or individual can be great without the grace of God. It is the grace of God that allows any entity or person to be great ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
CARIBBEAT: Grace Jerk Festival brings food and family fun to Queens
With all the necessary ingredients of food, family and fun, the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival returns to Roy Wilkins Park in Queens next Sunday ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
Age and Grace: Episcopal church restoration to open doors in …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With chunks of stonework falling from its rear facade and water leaking into a stained glass window this spring, Grace ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
Grace Café prepares for grand opening
To prepare for opening day, Grace Café hosted an invitation-only soft opening on Friday and Saturday at its 219 S. Fourth St. location in ... «Central Kentucky News, Jul 15»
The winding path to staging 'Grace'
Josh Young (center) as John Newtown in "Amazing Grace." The musical - which tells the story of Newton, who wrote the famous hymn - was ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
Schweinsteiger signs for Man United! The top 10 German players to …
While Germany have thrived on an international front, the numbers to grace our shores have been few and far between down the years. «talkSPORT.com, Jul 15»
