http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageSameWordDifferentMeanings-Spirit/hlwxp/post.htm#641398Sun, 24 May 2009 08:16:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:641398SJD870http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageSameWordDifferentMeanings-Spirit/hlwxp/post.htm#641398http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-641398.xmlHi, ... He would die for the right if needs be, he would be true to himself, sincere with his soul. And in this was portrayed the victory of the spirit over the flesh.. 1 the part of person that consists of their character and their feelings rather than their body, often believed to survive after their body is dead The fight that took place during the gameplay was against the spirit of the game. 3 typical character,quality,or mood: the spirit of the times Best wisheshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageSameWordDifferentMeanings-Spirit/hlwxp/post.htm#641379Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:16:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:641379Ritwik061http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageSameWordDifferentMeanings-Spirit/hlwxp/post.htm#641379http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-641379.xmlThanks a lot for the reply sir. I shall be very glad if you could just point out from the dictionary extract, which of the usages corresponds to which meaning. If the dictionary osnt provide meaning for that usage, please do provie me the meanings of either usage. Thanks a lot once again!http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageSameWordDifferentMeanings-Spirit/hlwxp/post.htm#641289Sun, 24 May 2009 08:16:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:641289Philip2http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageSameWordDifferentMeanings-Spirit/hlwxp/post.htm#641289http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-641289.xmlThe two uses of the word spirit are different in meaning.http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageSameWordDifferentMeanings-Spirit/hlwxp/post.htmSun, 24 May 2009 08:16:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:641255Ritwik063http://www.englishforums.com/English/UsageSameWordDifferentMeanings-Spirit/hlwxp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-641255.xmlI was given a comprehension. Here is an extract from it : ... He would die for the right if needs be, he would be true to himself, sincere with his soul. And in this was portrayed the victory of the spirit over the flesh.. The question that I was supposed to answer was: Write a sentence of at least ten words using the word &quot;spirit&quot; unchanged in form but with a different meaning from that which it carries in the passage. My answer: The fight that took place during the gameplay was against the spirit of the game. Are the two usages different in meaning? I consulted the oxford dictionary. It says: spirit. n 1 the part of person that consists of their character and their feelings rather than their body, often...