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Definition: Meaning of, heaven in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhɛv(ə)n /

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  1. also Heaven place of god [singular] the place where God is believed to live and where good people are believed to go when they die [↪  paradise]
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  2. enjoyable situation [uncountable] informal an extremely enjoyable situation or place [=  paradise]
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  3. spoken for heaven's sake used to show that you are annoyed or angry
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  4. spoken for heaven's sake used to emphasize a question, request, order, or opinion
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  5. spoken heaven (only) knows used to emphasize that you do not know something
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  6. spoken heaven (only) knows used to emphasize what you are saying
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  7. spoken heaven help somebody used to express sympathy for someone who is in a dangerous or difficult situation
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  8. spoken heaven help somebody used to say that you will be very angry with someone if they do something
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  9. spoken heaven forbid used to say that you very much hope something will not happen
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  10. spoken what/how/why etc in heaven's name used when asking a surprised and angry question
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  11. the heavens literary the sky
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  12. move heaven and earth to try very hard to achieve something
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Heaven


Definition: Meaning of, Heaven in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhɛvn /

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  1. the abode of God and the angels
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Heaven used in phrases

  • heaven-sent (adjective)
    1. happening fortunately at exactly the right time
  • manna from heaven (noun)
    1. Old Testament food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus
    2. as a sudden opportunity to make money a sudden happening that brings good fortune
  • seventh heaven (noun)
    1. a state of extreme happiness
  • tree of heaven (noun)
    1. deciduous rapidly growing tree of China with foliage like sumac and sweetish fetid flowers; widely planted in United States as a street tree because of its resistance to pollution
  • vault of heaven (noun)
    1. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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