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Doll Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

The meaning of "out of kindness"

Hello everyone,

I will be happy if you can tell me what does "out of kindness" mean in the following sentence.

She opened the box out of her curiosity. My guess is that she opened the box because she was curious.

Thanks in advance. Emotion: smile
  

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Hi, I will be happy if you can tell me what does "out of kindness " mean in the following sentence. She opened the box out of her curiosity . My guess is that she opened the box because she was curious.

— Clive

  • Hi, I will be happy if you can tell me what does "out of kindness " mean in the following sentence.
  • She opened the box out of her curiosity .
  • My guess is that she opened the box because she was curious.
  • Yes, the action of opening it came from the curiousity that was part of her nature.
  • In the same way, you might say 'Tom gave the beggar $10 out of kindness', ie the gift was the result of the kindness in Tom's nature.
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Hi,

I will be happy if you can tell me what does "out of kindness" mean in the following sentence.

She opened the box out of her curiosity. My guess is that she opened the box because she was curious. Yes, the action of opening it came from the curiousity that was part of her nature.

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Thank you for your answer Clive. Emotion: smile
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Or:
motivated/determined by her curiosity
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Thank you Marius Hancu Emotion: wink
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