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| Domain | Definition |
Slang | Verb. Source: Standard English: be gentle. Definition: Behave, back off or be nice. Context: Used when a person is being mean or harsh towards another person. Social Source: Girlfriends from high school to OSU. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: BE GENTLE |
| Etymologies containing "BE GENTLE": Deft. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | For heaven's sakes, don't be gentle with me now. Do you think I wanna be wept over? (Jezebel; writing credit: Owen Davis; Clements Ripley) | |
Lyrics | I love you and I'm trying to be gentle, (A Little Bit; performing artist: Jessica Simpson) Or surrender act tender be gentle and kind (Around the Way Girl; performing artist: L.L. Cool J) It's so hard to be gentle and warm (I DON'T WANT TO WAIT; performing artist: Paula Cole) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Author | Quotation |
Homer | Therefore don't you be gentle to your wife either. Don't tell her everything you know, but tell her one thing and keep another thing hidden. |
St. Teresa of Avila | Be gentle to all, and stern with yourself. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Language | Date | Source | Titus Chapter 3, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Mhdena blasfhmein amacouV einai epieikeiV pasan endeiknumenouV praothta proV pantaV anqrwpouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Neminem blasphemare non litigiosos esse modestos omnem ostendentes mansuetudinem ad omnes homines |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | To blasfeme no man, to be not ful of chiding, but temperat, schewynge al myldenesse to alle men. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | That they speake evyll of no ma that they be no fyghters but softe shewynge all meknes vnto all men. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, showing all meekness to all men. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | To say no evil of any man, not to be fighters, to give way to others, to be gentle in behaviour to all men. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Titus Chapter 3, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | nga dili na sila magsultig dautan mahitungod kang bisan kinsa, dili makiglalison, hinonoa magmaaghop, nga magapakita sa hingpit nga pagkamatinahuron ngadto sa tanang mga tawo. |
| Croatian | nikoga da ne pogrðuju, da budu neratoborni, popustljivi, da oèituju svaku blagost prema svim ljudima. |
| Danish | ikke at forhåne nogen, ikke være stridslystne, men milde, og udvise al Sagtmodighed imod alle Mennesker. |
| Dutch | Dat zij niemand lasteren, geen vechters zijn, maar bescheiden zijn, alle zachtmoedigheid bewijzende jegens alle mensen. |
| Finnish | etteivät ketään herjaa, eivät riitele, vaan ovat lempeitä ja osoittavat kaikkea sävyisyyttä kaikkia ihmisiä kohtaan. |
| French | de ne médire de personne, d`être pacifiques, modérés, pleins de douceur envers tous les hommes. |
| German | niemand lästern, nicht hadern, gelinde seien, alle Sanftmütigkeit beweisen gegen alle Menschen. |
| Haitian Creole | Yo pa dwe nan pale moun mal, yo pa dwe nan fè kont ak pesonn. Se pou yo gen pasyans ak tout moun, se pou yo aji ak dousè ak tout moun. |
| Hungarian | Senkit ne szidalmazzanak, ne veszekedjenek, gyöngédek legyenek, teljes szelídséget tanusítván minden ember iránt. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Katakan kepada mereka supaya jangan memfitnah atau bertengkar dengan siapapun juga, melainkan supaya bersikap ramah. Hendaklah mereka selalu bersikap lemah lembut terhadap semua orang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | jangan mengumpat orang, jangan berbantah-bantah, melainkan hendaklah manis lakunya, serta menunjukkan hati yang sehabis-habis lembut kepada orang sekalian; |
| Italian | di non parlar male di nessuno, di evitare le contese, di esser mansueti, mostrando ogni dolcezza verso tutti gli uomini. |
| Latvian | Lai nevienu nepulgotu, nebûtu strîdîgi, bet gan piekâpîgi un visiem ïaudîm parâdîtu laipnîbu. |
| Maori | Kia kaua e korero kino ki tetahi tangata, kia kaua e whawhai, kia ngakau ngawari, kia nui te mahaki o te ngakau e whakaputaina ki nga tangata katoa. |
| Norwegian | ikke å spotte nogen, ikke å være stridslystne, men milde, og vise all saktmodighet mot alle mennesker. |
| Portuguese | que a ninguém infamem, nem sejam contenciosos, mas moderados, mostrando toda a mansidão para com todos os homens. |
| Rumanian | sq nu vorbeascq de rqu pe nimeni, sq nu fie gata de ceartq, ci cumpqtayi, plini de blkndeyq fayq de toyi oamenii. |
| Russian | ОЙЛПЗП ОЕ ЪМПУМПЧЙФШ, 'ЩФШ ОЕ УЧБТМЙЧЩНЙ, ОП ФЙИЙНЙ, Й ПЛБЪЩЧБФШ ЧУСЛХА ЛТПФПУФШ ЛП ЧУЕН ЮЕМПЧЕЛБН. |
| Shuar | "Tsanumprairap, kajernaikiairap, antsu shiir Enentáimtunaistarum" Titiá. Nankaamantu Enentáimtumatsuk Ashí shuar pénker awajsatarum tusam tu jintintrarta. |
| Swahili | Waambie wasimtukane mtu yeyote; bali waishi kwa amani na masikizano, wawe daima wapole kwa kila mtu. |
| Uma | Neo' metuntui', neo' momehono'. Kana rapaka'olu kehi-ra, pai' rapakadingki' oa' nono-ra hi hawe'ea tauna. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-e-e-g-l-n-t" | |
-1 letter: genteel. | |
-2 letters: beetle, gentle. | |
-3 letters: beget, betel, blent, gelee, genet, glebe, gleet, leben, tenge. | |
-4 letters: been, beet, belt, bene, bent, blet, gelt, gene, gent, glee, glen, leet, lent, teel, teen, tele. | |
-5 letters: bee, beg, bel, ben, bet, eel, eng, gee, gel, gen, get, lee, leg, let, neb, nee, net, tee, teg, tel, ten. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-e-e-g-l-n-t" | |
+1 letter: greenbelt. | |
+2 letters: greenbelts. | |
+3 letters: beguilement, belligerent. | |
+4 letters: beguilements, belligerents, renegotiable. | |
+5 letters: beleaguerment, belligerently, cobelligerent, embranglement, unbelligerent. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 45 47 45 4E 54 4C 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000101 00100000 01000111 01000101 01001110 01010100 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B E   G E N T L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0045 0047 0045 004E 0054 004C 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36392413948544639 |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Modern 3. Quotations: Familiar 4. Bible Trace | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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