Charity

Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛrəti/

Definitions of charity

noun kindness and tolerance in judging others

Example Sentences

A1 Charity is when people give money or help to those in need.

A2 I donated some clothes to charity last week.

B1 The local charity organization provides food and shelter to homeless individuals.

B2 She has dedicated her life to working for various charities around the world.

C1 The billionaire philanthropist founded a charity to support education initiatives in underprivileged communities.

C2 The charity gala raised millions of dollars for medical research and treatment programs.

Examples of charity in a Sentence

formal The charity organization raised over $1 million for the homeless shelter.

informal I'm thinking of donating some clothes to charity this weekend.

slang Let's hit up that charity event and score some free food.

figurative Kindness is the currency of charity, spreading love and compassion wherever it goes.

Grammatical Forms of charity

• past tense: charitied
• plural: charities
• comparative: more charitable
• superlative: most charitable
• present tense: charities
• future tense: will charity
• perfect tense: have charitied
• continuous tense: is charitying
• singular: charity
• positive degree: charitable
• infinitive: to charity
• gerund: charitying
• participle: charitied

Origin and Evolution of charity

First Known Use: 0012 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'charity' originated from the Latin word 'caritas' which means 'affection' or 'dearness'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'charity' evolved to encompass the act of giving to those in need out of love and compassion, rather than just affection or dearness.