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nobly

/ˈnəʊbli/ /ˈnoʊbli/

Meanings
adverb
In a noble manner.

Examples :

"In the end he died nobly, trying to save the lives of others."
moral character value

Related Words

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he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

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end noun

/ɛnd/

The terminal point of something in space or time.

"At the end of the road, turn left."

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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died verb

/daɪd/

To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.

"My grandfather died peacefully in his sleep last night. "

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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save noun

/seɪv/

In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.

"The goaltender made a great save."

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others noun

/ˈʌðəz/ /ˈʌðɚz/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

""She helped me with my homework, and I helped others with theirs." "

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manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

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noble noun

/ˈnəʊbəl/ /ˈnoʊbəl/

An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

"This country house was occupied by nobles in the 16th century."

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trying verb

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."