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# charitable

adjective (charitable, more charitable, most charitable)

«charitable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Charitable means kind and generous in giving money, food or help to people in need. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#m1)
2. Charitable means having to do with a charity: «a charitable trust». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#m2)
3. Charitable means kind in judging others, not thinking the worst: «a charitable view». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and school, charitable events like bake sales and sponsored walks raise money for good causes. In stories a charitable character helps the poor. In talk, «to be charitable» means to say the kindest thing about someone. Phrases: charitable work, charitable donation, to be charitable.

### Examples

- Our school does lots of charitable work at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#x1)
- She is very charitable and gives to the food bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#x2)
- The money went to a charitable trust for children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#x3)
- To be charitable, he did try his best. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#x4)
- The charitable people of the town rebuilt the hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#x5)
- Volunteering is a charitable thing to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#x6)
- "Take what you will," said the farmer, an honest charitable man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: drop the «y» of «charity» and add «-itable»: chari-table. Noun «charity», adverb «charitably». Opposite: «uncharitable» (unkind).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «charitable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/charitable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«charitable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/charitable.html) on Mova free.