faithful
adjective/ˈfeɪθfl/
/ˈfeɪθfl/
- 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 ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- stay
- …
- extremely
- very
- absolutely
- …
- to
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- the faithfulnoun [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 nounsTopics 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- stay
- …
- extremely
- very
- absolutely
- …
- to
- 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
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- [only before noun] able to be trusted; that you can rely on
- my faithful old car
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