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"word": "God forbid"
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"word": "heaven forbid"
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"text": "God willing, we'll meet again same time next year.",
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"ref": "1602, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince God willing,of Denmark:",
"text": "And what so poor a man as Hamlet is May do, to express his love and friending to you, God willing, shall not lack.",
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"ref": "2020 May 16, John Halpin, “Viewpoint: In defense of brevity, pragmatism, self-criticism”, in The Sentinel, volume 2020, number XXX, Hanford, Calif.: Santa Maria News Media, →OCLC, page A3, column 2:",
"text": "My wife and I have two kids a little bit younger than you all. One is in college and one is supposed to start this fall (God willing).",
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"Barring unforeseen circumstances, it is hoped that (while generally also indicating acceptance of God's will)."
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"word": "more at Thesaurus:God forbid § Antonyms"
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"If God wills it; may God will it; may God grant it; let us hope so; I hope so."
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"word": "Godspeed"
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"code": "af",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "as die Here ons spaar"
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"roman": "ʔin šāʔa llāh",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "إِنْ شَاءَ الله"
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"roman": "aṙaǰ astvac",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "առաջ աստված"
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"roman": "inośaallah",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "ইনশাআল্লাহ্"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "si Déu vol"
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"sense": "God willing",
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"roman": "rúguǒ shàngdì yuànyi dehuà",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "如果上帝願意的話 /如果上帝愿意的话"
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"word": "dá-li Bůh"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "s pomocí Boží"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "om Gud vil"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "se Dio volos"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Jumala armust"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "jos Luoja suo"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Dieu voulant"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "s'il plaît à Dieu"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "si Dieu le veut bien"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "si Dieu veut"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Dieu veuille"
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"code": "fro",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "se Dex me gart"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "se Deus quer"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "wenn Gott will"
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{
"code": "de",
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "wenn Gott es will"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "so Gott will"
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"roman": "Theoú thélontos",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Θεού θέλοντος"
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"roman": "Theoû thélontos",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Θεοῦ θέλοντος"
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"roman": "b-'ezrat ha-shém",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "בְּעֶזְרַת הַשֵּׁם"
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"code": "he",
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"roman": "'im yirtsé ha-shém",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "אִם יִרְצֶה הַשֵּׁם"
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{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "ha Isten is úgy akarja"
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{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "ef Guð lofar"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "le cúnamh Dé"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "a Dio piacendo"
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{
"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "se Dio vuole"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "magari"
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"alt": "もしかみがのぞめば",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "moshi kami ga nozomeba",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "もし神が望めば"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "kami no oboshimeshi ga areba",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "神の思し召しがあれば"
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"lang_code": "kn",
"roman": "daivēcche iddare",
"sense": "God willing",
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"roman": "yārindalū tappisalāgadiddare",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "ಯಾರಿಂದಲೂ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗದಿದ್ದರೆ"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Xwedê hez bike"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "inşela"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Deo volente"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Deus vult"
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{
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Insya-Allah"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "dengan izin Allah"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "semoga Tuhan merestui"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "jekk Alla jrid"
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"roman": "devācyā icchene",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "देवाच्या इच्छेने"
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "ka Mngu hapvendze"
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"roman": "ked Boh da",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "кед Бог да"
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"roman": "en-šâ'al-lâh",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "اِنشَاءَٱللّٰه"
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"code": "fa-ira",
"lang": "Iranian Persian",
"lang_code": "fa-ira",
"roman": "agar xodâ bexâd",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "اَگَر خُدا بِخواد"
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"roman": "išâllâ",
"sense": "God willing",
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"word": "ایشالَّا"
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"code": "fa-ira",
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"roman": "age xodâ bexâd",
"sense": "God willing",
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "wan Gott daut haben well"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "jak Bóg da"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "daj Boże"
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{
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "se Deus quiser"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "queira Deus"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "oxalá"
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{
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"sense": "God willing",
"word": "inxalá"
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "oxalá"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "inxalá"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"lang_code": "pa",
"roman": "rabb cāhe",
"sense": "God willing",
"tags": [
"Shahmukhi"
],
"word": "رَبّ چاہے"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"lang_code": "pa",
"roman": "allāh kare",
"sense": "God willing",
"tags": [
"Shahmukhi"
],
"word": "اللہ کَرے"
},
{
"code": "pa",
"lang": "Punjabi",
"lang_code": "pa",
"roman": "in śā' allāh",
"sense": "God willing",
"tags": [
"Shahmukhi"
],
"word": "اِن شاء اَللّٰہ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "s bóžʹjej pómoščʹju",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "с бо́жьей по́мощью"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "box dast",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "бог даст"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "daj box",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "дай бог"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Dia na thoiseach"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "ann an toil an Tighearna"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"lang_code": "gd",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "le deòin Dhè"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "God willing",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "а̏ко Бо̑г да̏"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"lang_code": "sh",
"sense": "God willing",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "ȁko Bȏg dȁ"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "si Dios quiere"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "si Dios lo quiere"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "ojalá"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Dios mediante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Dios quiera"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "om Gud vill"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "inşallah"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "Allah'ın izniyle"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "allāh kare",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "اَللّٰہ کَرے"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "in śā' allāh",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "اِن شاء اَللّٰہ"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"note": "\"Allah\" can be replaced with any term relating to God",
"roman": "allāh cāhe",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "اَللّٰہ چاہے"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"lang_code": "ur",
"roman": "agar allāh ne cāhā",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "اَگَر اَللّٰہ نے چاہا"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"lang_code": "ug",
"roman": "insha'alla",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "ئىنشائاللا"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"lang_code": "yi",
"roman": "im-yirtse-hashem, mirtseshem",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "אם־ירצה־השם"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"lang_code": "zza",
"sense": "God willing",
"word": "İnsallah"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"absolute construction"
],
"word": "God willing"
}
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