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sin

UK
/sɪn/
US
/sɪn/

Translations

sinnoun
sins
pl
UK
/sɪn/
US
/sɪn/
He confessed his sin to the priest during the church service.
Il a confessé son péché au prêtre pendant l’office.
sinusmathématiques
In a right triangle, sin θ = opposite/hypotenuse.
Dans un triangle rectangle, sinus θ = côté opposé / hypoténuse.
Additional translations
péchéau sens moral ou figuré
fauteau sens de manquement ou d'offense
Synonyms
transgression
wickedness
evil
fault
misdeed
crime
vice
immorality
wrongdoing
offense
sinverb
sinned
Past Simple
sinned
Past Participle
sinning
Gerund
UK
/sɪn/
US
/sɪn/
He feared he would sin if he broke the commandment.
Il craignait de pécher s’il transgressait le commandement.
Synonyms
transgress
offend
err
misbehave
wrong
sinadjective
UK
/sɪn/
US
/sɪn/
Attributive use before another noun, e.g., 'sin tax', 'sin industries'.
Additional translations
pécheurlittéraire; au sens moral
sinadverb
Scots/Northern English dialectal adverb meaning “since; ago”.
Additional translations
depuisdans l'expression écossaise "lang sin"
sinpreposition
Chiefly Scots and Northern English dialect, meaning 'since'.
Additional translations
depuisemploi dialectal écossais et nord de l'anglais
sinconjunction
Chiefly Scots and Northern English dialect, meaning 'since'.
Additional translations
depuisemploi dialectal écossais et nord de l'anglais

Definitions

sinnoun
An immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law.
He confessed his sin to the priest during the church service.
A serious or regrettable fault, offense, or omission.
It was considered a sin to waste food in their household.
(mathematics) Abbreviation of sine, the trigonometric function giving the ratio of the length of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse in a right-angled triangle.
In a right triangle, sin θ = opposite/hypotenuse.
sinverb
To commit a transgression or offense, especially against a religious or moral law.
He feared he would sin if he broke the commandment.
sinadjective
Relating to or associated with vice, immoral acts, or items deemed immoral (used attributively before a noun).
The government proposed a sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol.
sinadverb
Since; ago (chiefly Scots and Northern English).
It's lang sin he left the village.
sinpreposition
Since; from (a particular time) in the past until the present or another stated time (chiefly Scots and Northern English).
I havena seen him sin Monday.
sinconjunction
Since; during the period following the time when (chiefly Scots and Northern English).
She's grown a lot sin she came tae live wi us.
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