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• faithful — faith|ful [ feıθfəl ] adjective * 1. ) continuing to support someone or be their friend, even in a difficult situation: LOYAL: a faithful friend/servant/follower: He had always been a faithful friend. a ) continuing to do or believe something,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• faithful */ — UK [ˈfeɪθf(ə)l] / US [ˈfeɪθfəl] adjective 1) continuing to support someone or be their friend, even in a difficult situation a faithful friend/servant/follower: He had always been a faithful friend. a) continuing to do or believe something, even… …   English dictionary

• faithful — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Faithful is used after these nouns: ↑party {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 loyal VERBS ▪ be ▪ remain, stay ▪ soldiers who stayed faithful to the king …   Collocations dictionary

• faithful — faith|ful1 [ˈfeıθfəl] adj 1.) [usually before noun] remaining loyal to a particular person, belief, political party etc and continuing to support them ▪ Hollis was a good and faithful friend . ▪ years of faithful service to the company ▪ our… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• faithful — faithfully, adv. faithfulness, n. /fayth feuhl/, adj. 1. strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker. 2. true to one s word, promises, vows, etc. 3. steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant: faithful friends. 4.… …   Universalium

• faithful — faith•ful [[t]ˈfeɪθ fəl[/t]] adj. 1) steady in allegiance or affection; loyal: faithful friends[/ex] 2) reliable, trusted, or believed: faithful assurances of help[/ex] 3) adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate: a faithful …   From formal English to slang

• faithful — [ˈfeɪθf(ə)l] adj 1) continuing to support someone or something, even in difficult situations Syn: loyal a faithful friend/servant/follower[/ex] He remained faithful to his beliefs.[/ex] 2) showing or describing something in a way that is exactly… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• faithful — adj Faithful, loyal, true, constant, staunch, steadfast, resolute are comparable when meaning firm in adherence to the person, the country, or the cause to whom or to which one is bound by duty or promise. Faithful in its most common sense… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Faithful — Faith ful, a. 1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe, especially in the declarations and promises of God. [1913 Webster] You are not faithful, sir. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• faithful — [fāth′fəl] adj. [ME] 1. keeping faith; maintaining allegiance; constant; loyal [faithful friends] 2. marked by or showing a strong sense of duty or responsibility; conscientious [faithful attendance] 3. accurate; reliable; exact [a faithful copy] …   English World dictionary

• friend — I noun acquaintance, adherent, advocate, ally, associate, backer, benefactor, cohort, colleague, companion, comrade, confidant, confederate, confrere, crony, defender, faithful companion, favorer, friend in need, partisan, partner, patron,… …   Law dictionary