faithful

adjective

/ˈfeɪθfl/

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staying with or supporting a particular person, organization or belief synonym loyal
- a faithful servant/friend/dog
- She was rewarded for her 40 years' faithful service with the company.
- I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years.
- faithful to somebody/something He remained faithful to the ideals of the party.
Extra Examples
- He has been a very faithful friend to me.
- soldiers who stayed faithful to the king
- His faithful old dog sat by his feet.
- a faithful worker/correspondent
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- stay
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
the faithful
noun [plural] people who believe in a religion; strong supporters of a political party who will not change their views
- The president will keep the support of the party faithful.
More Like This Plural adjectival nouns
Plural adjectival nouns
- the blind
- the deaf
- the destitute
- the dead
- the dying
- the elderly
- the faithful
- the homeless
- the injured
- the insane
- the jobless
- the middle aged
- the old
- the poor
- the rich
- the sick
- the squeamish
- the wealthy
- the wicked
- the wounded
- the young
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
(of a wife, husband or partner) faithful (to somebody) not having a sexual relationship with anyone else
- He had remained entirely faithful to his wife.
opposite unfaithful
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- remain
- stay
- …
adverb
- extremely
- very
- absolutely
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
true and accurate; not changing anything
- a faithful copy/account/description
- faithful to something His translation manages to be faithful to the spirit of the original.
Extra Examples
- The film is quite faithful to the original novel.
- a faithful account of the events leading up to the tragedy
- It was a faithful representation of his work.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- to
See full entry
[only before noun] able to be trusted; that you can rely on
- my faithful old car

单词	faithful
释义	faithful adjective /ˈfeɪθfl/ /ˈfeɪθfl/ jump to other results staying with or supporting a particular person, organization or belief synonym loyal a faithful servant/friend/dog She was rewarded for her 40 years' faithful service with the company. I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. faithful to somebody/something He remained faithful to the ideals of the party. Extra Examples He has been a very faithful friend to me. soldiers who stayed faithful to the king His faithful old dog sat by his feet. a faithful worker/correspondent Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain stay … adverb extremely very absolutely … preposition to See full entry the faithful noun [plural] people who believe in a religion; strong supporters of a political party who will not change their views The president will keep the support of the party faithful. More Like This Plural adjectival nounsPlural adjectival nouns the blind the deaf the destitute the dead the dying the elderly the faithful the homeless the injured the insane the jobless the middle aged the old the poor the rich the sick the squeamish the wealthy the wicked the wounded the young Topics Religion and festivalsc2 (of a wife, husband or partner) faithful (to somebody) not having a sexual relationship with anyone else He had remained entirely faithful to his wife. opposite unfaithful Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be remain stay … adverb extremely very absolutely … preposition to See full entry true and accurate; not changing anything a faithful copy/account/description faithful to something His translation manages to be faithful to the spirit of the original. Extra Examples The film is quite faithful to the original novel. a faithful account of the events leading up to the tragedy It was a faithful representation of his work. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb extremely fairly very … preposition to See full entry [only before noun] able to be trusted; that you can rely on my faithful old car
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