grace

/greɪs/ noun [U]

Definition

MOVEMENT › the quality of moving in a smooth, relaxed, and attractive way: She moved with grace and elegance.

POLITENESS › the quality of being pleasantly polite: He had the grace to apologize for his mistake the next day.

with good grace › in a willing and happy way: He accepted the failure with good grace.

a month's/week's, etc grace › an extra month/week, etc you are given before something must be paid or done

PRAYER › a prayer of thanks said before or after a meal: to say grace

(Definition of grace noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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