sin
🇺🇸
/sɪn/
🇬🇧
/sɪn/
noun
C1
An act against God or religious rules.
God forgives our sin if we are sorry.
C1
Breaking a religious or moral law.
People should avoid sin and do good things.
R
A very bad action.
It is a sin to waste food when others are hungry.
verb
R
To break a religious or moral law.
He asked for forgiveness because he had sinned.
abbreviation
R
sine
translation
An act against God or religious rules.; Breaking a religious or moral law.; A very bad action.
To break a religious or moral law.
sine
Word Forms
3rd Present
sins
Past
sinned
Perfect
sinned
Progressive
sinning
Plural
sins