Phrase guide

body and soul

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Wholeheartedly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with complete faith

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was with him heart and soul

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: heart and soul

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: met hart en ziel — Translations
  • Finnish: sielulla ja sydämellä — Translations
  • French: corps et âme — Translations
  • German: mit Leib und Seele — Translations
  • Hungarian: szívvel-lélekkel — Translations
  • Indonesian: jiwa dan raga — Translations
  • Indonesian: jiwa raga — Translations
  • Italian: anima e corpo — Translations
  • Japanese: 全身全霊 (zenshinzenrei) — Translations
  • Polish: duszą i ciałem — Translations
  • Romanian: trup și suflet — Translations
  • Russian: душо́й и те́лом (dušój i télom) — Translations
  • Spanish: en cuerpo y alma — Translations
  • Swedish: kropp och själ — Translations