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sinned

/sɪnd/

Meanings
verb
To commit a sin.

Examples :

"He felt guilty because he had sinned by lying to his mother. "
religion moral theology guilt

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commit noun

/kəˈmɪt/

The act of committing (e.g. a database transaction or source code into a source control repository), making it a permanent change.

"The commit to the new software version fixed the bug. "

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guilty noun

/ˈɡɪl.ti/

A plea by a defendant who does not contest a charge.

"The student's guilty was entered into the court records, meaning they admitted to breaking the school rule. "

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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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because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

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had verb

/hæd/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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mother noun

/ˈmʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈmʌðɚ/

A (human) female who has given birth to a baby

"He had something of his mother in him."

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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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by noun

/baɪ/

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

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lying verb

/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/

To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

"The book lies on the table;  the snow lies on the roof;  he lies in his coffin"

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sin noun

/sɪn/ /siːn/

A violation of God's will or religious law.

"As a Christian, I think this is a sin against God."

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felt noun

/fɛlt/

A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.

"My grandmother used a soft felt hat for her winter walks. "