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# sincere

«sincere» in Mova's school dictionary: **Honest and true; meaning what you say or feel** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (sincere, sincerer, sincerest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Honest and true; meaning what you say or feel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#m1)

2) Real, not pretend: «a sincere apology». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#m2)

3) Yours sincerely (UK) A polite ending of a formal letter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and PSHE: a sincere apology means you are really sorry. In letter writing lessons: «Yours sincerely» when you know the name. Phrases: «sincere thanks», «a sincere apology», «Yours sincerely».

### examples

- Please accept my sincere apology. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#x1)
- Her thanks were warm and sincere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#x2)
- He is a sincere friend who never lies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#x3)
- We send our sincere thanks to the volunteers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#x4)
- Yours sincerely, Amy Brown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#x5)
- The card had a sincere message. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#x6)
- The Stag, congratulating himself on his safety, began to express his sincere thanks to the Oxen who had kindly helped him in the hour of need. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/#x7)

### note

Adverb «sincerely», noun «sincerity». Letter rule (UK): «Dear Mrs Smith … Yours sincerely»; «Dear Sir or Madam … Yours faithfully». US: «Sincerely».

### In the corpora

- [The righteousness of the sincere shall make straight his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.295/)
- [The men of blood hate him that is sincere; and as for the upright, they seek his life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.842/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sincere» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sincere/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.