📒 the part of a person that includes their mind, feelings and character rather than their body
- You are underestimating the power of the human spirit to overcome difficulties.
- Yoga is meant to unite the body, mind and spirit.
- It is a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit.
📒 a person’s feelings or state of mind
- to be in high/low spirits
- They were all in good spirits as they set out.
- You must try and keep your spirits up (= stay cheerful).
📒 a person of the type mentioned
- a brave spirit
- kindred spirits (= people who like the same things as you)
- She was a guiding spirit in primary education.
📒 courage, energy or determination
- Peter had a good game and showed his true spirit.
- They took away his freedom and broke his spirit.
- with spirit Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.
📒 feelings of support towards a group, team or society
- There's not much community spirit around here.
- spirit of something Officials have praised the cooperative spirit of the joint task force.
📒 the typical or most important quality or mood of something
- spirit of something The exhibition captures the spirit of the age/times.
- It seemed to fit in with the spirit of the festival.
- His poetry summed up the spirit of the age.
📒 a state of mind or mood; an attitude
- We approached the situation in the wrong spirit.
- ‘OK, I'll try.’ ‘That's the spirit (= the right attitude).’
- The party went well because everyone entered into the spirit of things.
📒 the real or intended meaning or purpose of something
- Obey the spirit, not the letter (= the narrow meaning of the words) of the law.
- The movie is true to the spirit of the book.
- The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law.
📒 the soul thought of as separate from the body and believed to live on after death; a ghost
- He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
- It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
- a message from the spirit world
📒 an imaginary creature with magic powers, for example, a fairy or an elf
📒 a strong alcoholic drink
- I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
- A standard measure of spirits is 25ml.
- a single measure of spirits
📒 a special type of alcohol used in industry or medicine
📒 as/when/if you feel like it
- I'll go for a run this evening, if the spirit moves me.
- Make a donation to the charity if the spirit moves you.
📒 a feeling that you are ready to fight very hard for something or to try something difficult
📒 in your thoughts
- I shall be with you in spirit (= thinking about you though not with you physically).
📒 to make somebody feel more cheerful or brave
- The sunny weather raised my spirits a little.
📒 you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them