Honour (Verb)
Meaning 1
Show respect towards; "honor your parents!".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- We should honour our ancestors by following their traditions and values.
- Honor your parents by taking care of them in their old age.
- She honours her family by always putting their needs before hers.
- They honour their teachers by being respectful and well-behaved in class.
- The community will honour the brave firemen who saved the town from the devastating fire.
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Meaning 2
Accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The bank does not honour cheques over $5000 from unknown customers.
- The store honours all major credit cards and personal cheques.
- Our firm honours only pre-approved invoices for payment.
- The merchant does not honour coupons from other stores.
- We honour payment in the form of cash, debit cards, or direct bank transfers.
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Meaning 3
Bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The president will honour the medal winners in a grand ceremony tonight.
- Today we honour the memory of a great scientist who passed away last week.
- The company honoured her efforts with a prestigious award for excellence.
- The government decided to honour his lifelong dedication to the field with a national prize.
- She will be honoured with a postgraduate scholarship for her outstanding academic achievements.