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mercy

/ˈmɜː.si/

/ˈmɝː.si/

mercysubstantiv

mercies

Pl.

Übersetzungen

милосердие

The king showed mercy to the prisoners.

Король проявил милосердие к заключённым.

пощада

The soldier begged for mercy on the battlefield.

Солдат умолял о пощаде на поле боя.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

сострадание

жалость

помилование

Definitionen

Compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.

The judge showed mercy by giving the defendant a lighter sentence.

An event to be grateful for, especially because its occurrence prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering.

The rain was a mercy for the farmers after a long drought.

A blessing that is an act of divine favor or compassion.

The safe return of the lost child was seen as a mercy by the community.

The state or condition of being subject to the power or control of another; complete dependence on another's will.

Small boats are at the mercy of sudden storms on the open sea.

Synonyme

Antonyme

mercyverb

mercied

Präteritum

mercied

Partizip Perfekt

mercying

Gerundium

Archaic, chiefly transitive: to show mercy to.

Definitionen

(transitive, archaic) To show mercy to; to pardon or treat with compassion.

The king mercied the rebels and spared their lives.

Synonyme

show leniency

commute (a sentence)

grant clemency

absolve

mercyadjektiv

/ˈmɜː.si/

/ˈmɝː.si/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "mercy killing", "mercy mission").

Definitionen

Intended to relieve suffering or performed out of compassion; charitable.

A mercy mission brought food and medicine to the isolated village.

mercyinterjektion

Definitionen

Used to express surprise, distress, or a plea for leniency.

Mercy! I didn't expect you to arrive so early.

Synonyme

goodness

goodness me

good grief

good heavens

oh my

oh my goodness

heavens

heavens above

for heaven's sake

lord have mercy

mercyeigenname

Definitionen

A female given name.

Mercy Johnson is a renowned Nigerian actress.