Definizione monolingua

honour

honour (third-person singular simple present honours, present participle honouring, simple past and past participle honoured)

1. To think of highly, to respect highly, to recognise the importance or spiritual value of

   The freedom fighters will be forever remembered and honoured by the people.

2. To confer an honour or privilege upon (someone).

   Ten members of the profession were honoured at the ceremony.

   The prince honoured me with an invitation to his birthday banquet.

3. To conform with, obey (e.g. a treaty or promise)

   I trusted you, but you have not honoured your promise.

4. To make payment in respect of (a cheque, bankers draft etc).

   Im sorry Sir, but the bank did not honour your cheque.

honour (countable and uncountable; plural honours) (UK, Canada)

1. recognition of importance or spiritual value; respect
   • 1902 CE: Dr. Richard Francis Weymouth, Translation of the New Testament of the Bible

     Book 60, 1 Peter, 002:004 : Come to Him, the ever-living Stone, rejected indeed by men as worthless, but in Gods esteem chosen and held in honour.

2. favourable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth

   His honour is at stake.

   She swore on her honour.

3. An objectification of praiseworthiness or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as an award given by the state to a citizen.

   Honours are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queens Birthday in June and at the New Year.

4. A privilege.

   I had the honour of dining with the ambassador.

5. The centre point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.
6. (card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
7. (golf) The right to play ones ball before ones opponent plays his.
8. (in the plural) For honours degree, a university qualification of the highest rank.

   At university I took honours in modern history.

Definizione dizionario honour

	onore
	objectification of praiseworthiness, respect

	onorare
	think of, respect highly

adorare

adorazione

decoro

distinzione onorifica

elogio

gloria

lode

omaggio

onorabilità

onorificenza

reputazione

rispettare

stima

venerare

Altri significati:

The centre point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.

To think of highly, to respect highly.

(card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.

(in the plural) For honours degree, a university qualification of the highest rank.

confer honour on

To conform with, obey (e.g. a treaty or promise)

To confer an honour or privilege upon (someone).

Dignity; reputation as a good person.

a privilege

(golf) The right to play one's ball before one's opponent plays his.

An objectification of praiseworthiness or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as an award given by the state to a citizen.

To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft etc).

High rank or respect.

A privilege.