He finally decided to grace us with his presence [=he finally showed up] 10 minutes after dinner started.
Will you be gracing the meeting with your presence? [=will you be coming to the meeting?]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
grace a person, group, etc. with your presence — grace (a person, group, etc.) with your presence : to come to a place to be with (a person, group, etc.) usually used humorously He finally decided to grace us with his presence [=he finally showed up] 10 minutes after dinner started. Will you be … Useful english dictionary
grace — grace1 [greıs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(way of moving)¦ 2¦(behaviour)¦ 3¦(more time)¦ 4 with (a) good/bad grace 5¦(god s kindness)¦ 6 there but for the grace of God (go I) 7¦(prayer)¦ 8¦(soul)¦ 9 Your/His etc Grace 10 the Graces ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
presence — noun 1 being present ADJECTIVE ▪ mere ▪ The mere presence of children in the room is enough to upset him. ▪ constant, continued, continuing, permanent ▪ … Collocations dictionary
grace — 1 noun 1 WAY OF MOVING (U) a smooth controlled way of moving that is attractive to look at, especially because it seems natural and relaxed: Lena had the grace and poise of a model. 2 BEHAVIOUR a) (U) polite and pleasant behaviour: Jenny answered … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grace — grace1 [ greıs ] noun ** ▸ 1 beautiful movement/look ▸ 2 kind/pleasant behavior ▸ 3 love/kindness God gives ▸ 4 prayer of thanks ▸ 5 extra time to so something ▸ 6 grace note ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount a smooth and beautiful way of moving: She… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grace — I UK [ɡreɪs] / US noun Word forms grace : singular grace plural graces ** 1) a) [uncountable] a smooth and beautiful way of moving She moved with natural grace. b) a simple and beautiful quality the grace of Greek architecture 2) a) [uncountable] … English dictionary
grace — [greɪs] noun I 1) [U] a smooth and beautiful way of moving She moved with natural grace.[/ex] 2) [U] kind, polite, and fair behaviour He should have the grace to admit he was wrong.[/ex] Davis accepted the defeat with good grace (= in a pleasant… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
grace — {{11}}grace (n.) late 12c., God s favor or help, from O.Fr. grace pardon, divine grace, mercy; favor, thanks; elegance, virtue (12c.), from L. gratia favor, esteem, regard; pleasing quality, good will, gratitude (Cf. It. grazia, Sp. gracia), from … Etymology dictionary
grace — noun 1》 elegance of movement. 2》 courteous good will. ↘(graces) an attractively polite manner of behaving. 3》 (in Christian belief) the free and unearned favour of God. ↘a divinely given talent or blessing. ↘a person s favour: he fell … English new terms dictionary
grace — n. & v. n. 1 attractiveness, esp. in elegance of proportion or manner or movement; gracefulness. 2 courteous good will (had the grace to apologize). 3 an attractive feature; an accomplishment (social graces). 4 a (in Christian belief) the… … Useful english dictionary
