adj · neutral
guilty
/ˈɡɪlti/GIL·ty
Band 4-5speakingtask2
Having committed a crime or judged to be responsible for a wrongdoing.
Examples
“He looked guilty when the police asked him about the missing money.”
“The court found her guilty of fraud.”
“Even though he denied it, the other evidence made him seem guilty.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the physical evidence was small, the jury found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
Collocations
- be found guilty
- feel guilty
- guilty of (doing) something
Word family
guilt nounguilty adjectiveguiltily adverb
Common mistakes
I am guilty with stealing the money.→I am guilty of stealing the money.
He is guilt.→He feels guilty / He is guilty.
Say it for a higher band
5bad→6responsible→7+guilty
Synonyms
culpable
Easily confused
guilt
“She felt deep guilt after lying to her friend.”
Related words
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