honor
/ˈɑ.nɚ/ verb B2- To think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of. · The freedom fighters will be forever remembered and honored by the people.
- To conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, treaty, promise, request, or the like). · I trusted you, but you have not honored your promise.· Our wishes were honored by changing the date of the wedding.
- To confer (bestow) an honour or privilege upon (someone). · Ten members of the profession were honored at the ceremony.· The prince honored me with an invitation to his birthday banquet.
- To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft, etc.). · I'm sorry Sir, but the bank did not honour your cheque.
He/she/it honors · Past honored · Past participle honored · -ing form honoring
Verb forms
- Base form
- honor
- He/she/it
- honors
- Past
- honored
- Past participle
- honored
- -ing form
- honoring
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My first visit is due to my father, though I am not the less grateful for the honor you have done me.”
“Yes, my dear father,” replied Edmond, smiling at his father’s astonishment at the excessive honor paid to his son.
And although the entertainment was fixed for twelve o’clock, an hour previous to that time the balcony was filled with impatient and expectant guests, consisting of the favored part of the crew of the Pharaon, and other personal friends of the bridegroom, the whole of whom had arrayed themselves in their choicest costumes, in order to do greater honor to the occasion.
Morrel appeared and was saluted with an enthusiastic burst of applause from the crew of the Pharaon, who hailed the visit of the shipowner as a sure indication that the man whose wedding feast he thus delighted to honor would ere long be first in command of the ship; and as Dantès was universally beloved on board his vessel, the sailors put no restraint on their tumultuous joy at finding that the opinion and choice of their superiors so exactly coincided with their own.
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