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
From the library
The worth of a bull is little, but Bagheera’s honor is something that he will perhaps fight for,” said Bagheera in his gentlest voice.
But for the sake of the Honor of the Pack,--a little matter that by being without a leader ye have forgotten,--I promise that if ye let the man-cub go to his own place, I will not, when my time comes to die, bare one tooth against ye.
“True, but he has cost us heavily in time which might have been spent in good hunting, in wounds, in hair--I am half plucked along my back--and last of all, in honor.
As he held he closed his jaws tighter and tighter, for he made sure he would be banged to death, and, for the honor of his family, he preferred to be found with his teeth locked.
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