to sacrifice
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3.4
- verb
- /ˈsækrɪˌfaɪs/
:
sacrificar
- I consistently sacrifice my own needs and desires for the sake of pleasing others.
- willing to sacrifice
- sacrifice oneself
- willingness to sacrifice
People aren't willing to sacrifice for what they want.
- People aren't willing to sacrifice for what they want.
- She's a single parent and she has sacrificed everything for me.
- Well, but I mean, you know, people sacrifice their lives.
- You've, you've, you've sacrificed so much of your life for us.
- Are you willing to sacrifice your ethics, your morals?
- But what about those who are willing to sacrifice for those that they've never met?
- It was the first time anybody ever truly sacrificed anything for me.
- And, you know, my willingness to sacrifice for the team.
- Sort of that's where you sacrifice the ideas.
- Then it changes your your outlook that you have to sacrifice for someone else.
- It's in which he said that Russians are willing to sacrifice everything for their motherland.
- But I will sacrifice my eyes for this channel.
- I'm going to make others sacrifice themselves to me.
- So I had to sacrifice good for his greatness.
- So it's like you, I sacrifice time with them and then I do.
- I put in the dedication, I sacrifice, I put in the time.
- And I can't sacrifice people to get there.
- It's just again you're sacrificing for size basically.
Examples
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It was the first time anybody ever truly sacrificed anything for me.
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She's a single parent and she has sacrificed everything for me.
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Well, but I mean, you know, people sacrifice their lives.
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But I will sacrifice my eyes for this channel.
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What did you have to sacrifice to get here tonight?
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We sacrifice today to protect our rights, our home.
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Everybody wanted freedom, but few of the leaders were willing to sacrifice for it.
Academic text (2017) -
You need to basically sacrifice for your child and your spouse.
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Are you willing to sacrifice your ethics, your morals?
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He decided to sacrifice his vacation time to help his colleagues finish the project on time.
Synonyms
38
6.9
To leave someone who needs your help
37
3.9
To give up something important to help other people or reach a long-term goal
28
6.3
To present a prayer, gift, or thanks as an act of religious worship
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6.4
To accept something unpleasant so other people benefit
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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3.9
To give up something important to help other people or reach a long-term goal
Compounds
- Jargon
3
6.7
A caught fly ball that lets a player on base score while it puts the batter out
A Muslim festival when families sacrifice an animal and share meat with the poor
- Offensive
An attack in which a person kills or injures others and also dies, usually using a bomb
How Costly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sacrifice comes from Latin sacer 'holy' and facere 'to make', where people gave valuable things as an offering. Over time that idea became the everyday meaning 'to give up something important for someone else or for a goal', which is why we say people 'sacrifice' their time or chances.