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god·send

(gŏd′sĕnd′)

Something wanted or needed that comes or happens unexpectedly.

[Alteration of Middle English goddes sand, God's message : goddes, genitive of God, God; see god + sand, message (from Old English; see sent- in Indo-European roots).]

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godsend

(ˈɡɒdˌsɛnd)

a person or thing that comes unexpectedly but is particularly welcome

[C19: changed from C17 God's send, alteration of goddes sand God's message, from Old English sand; see send¹]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

god•send

(ˈgɒdˌsɛnd)

n.

an unexpected thing or event that is particularly welcome and timely, as if sent by God.

[1805–15; earlier God's send, variant (by influence of send¹) of God's sond or sand, Middle English Godes sand (Old English sand message, service)]

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Noun

godsend - a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line"

bunce, gold rush, bonanza, manna from heaven, windfall, boom, gravy

happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens

godsend

noun blessing, help, benefit, asset, boon A microwave is a godsend for busy people.

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Translations

حَظ غير مُنْتَظَر

dar z nebe

guds gave

Geschenk des Himmels

bénédiction

guîsgjöf, himnasending

manna pacchia

uventet flaks

tam vaktinde Allah'tan gelen yardım

意外的好运

godsend

[ˈgɒdsend] N → don m del cielo
it was a godsend to us → nos llegó en buena hora

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

godsend

[ˈgɒdsɛnd] n → aubaine f, bénédiction f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

godsend

[ˈgɒdˌsɛnd] n → dono del cielo
it was a godsend to us → è stata una vera manna per noi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

God

(god) noun

1. (with capital) the creator and ruler of the world (in the Christian, Jewish etc religions).

2. (feminine ˈgoddess) a supernatural being who is worshipped. the gods of Greece and Rome.

ˈgodly adjective

religious. a godly man/life.

ˈgodliness noun

ˈgodchild, ˈgoddaughter, ˈgodson nouns

a child who has a godparent or godparents.

ˈgodfather, ˈgodmother, ˈgodparent nouns

a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare.

ˈgodsend noun

a very welcome piece of unexpected good luck. Your cheque was an absolute godsend.

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Her public contributions amounted to the sum of 216,000 florins-- a perfect godsend.

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For a little knot of smokers and solemn gossips, who had seldom any new topics of discussion, this was a perfect Godsend. Here was a good, dark-looking mystery progressing under that very roof-- brought home to the fireside, as it were, and enjoyable without the smallest pains or trouble.

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The arrival of an American man-of-war is a godsend to them.

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Philip quickly reckoned out how much that would amount to, and his mouth watered; thirty pounds would be a godsend just then, and he thought the fates owed him something.

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An attempt at divorce could lead to nothing but a public scandal, which would be a perfect godsend to his enemies for calumny and attacks on his high position in society.

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At the time when, to have been a tumbler in the mud of the streets, would have been a godsend to me, a prize in the lottery to me, you were at the Italian Opera.

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"To have Provis for an upper lodger is quite a godsend to Mrs.

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If the poor man who has but one livre in his pocket, found a livre and twelve deniers, that would be justice, that would be excellent; but never does such a godsend fall to the lot of the poor man.

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Very good thing, insomnia, for a cavalry officer perpetually on outpost duty, a real godsend, so to speak; but on leave a truly devilish condition to be in.

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And I won't say I haven't used the old drain once or twice after the fashion of my rude forefathers; but never was it such a godsend as it's been this time.