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humble

/ˈhʌmbəl/ verbe C1

En français : humilier, rabaisser

  1. To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of.
  2. To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive. (transitive)

He/she/it humbles · Prétérit humbled · Participe passé humbled · Forme en -ing humbling

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Formes du verbe

Forme de base
humble
He/she/it
humbles
Prétérit
humbled
Participe passé
humbled
Forme en -ing
humbling

Dans la bibliothèque

“Is Bagheera,” said the Black Panther, and his jaws shut with a snap, for he did not believe in being humble.
The Jungle Book, p. 44 · B2
“May it please your Majesty,” said Two, in a very humble tone, going down on one knee as he spoke, “we were trying—”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 60 · B2
She had even condescended to advise him to marry as soon as he could, provided he chose with discretion; and had once paid him a visit in his humble parsonage, where she had perfectly approved all the alterations he had been making, and had even vouchsafed to suggest some herself,--some shelves in the closets upstairs.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 73 · B2
“The garden in which stands my humble abode is separated only by a lane from Rosings Park, her Ladyship’s residence.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 74 · B2

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