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honour

გამოთქმა: /ˈɒnə/

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Universal
  • 1 [mass noun] high respect; great esteem:his portrait hangs in the place of honour
  • [in singular] a person or thing that brings esteem:you are an honour to our profession
  • (His, Your, etc. Honour) a title of respect or form of address given to a circuit judge, a US mayor, and (in Irish or rustic speech) any person of rank.
  • 2the quality of knowing and doing what is morally right:I must as a matter of honour avoid any taint of dishonesty
  • dated a woman’s chastity or her reputation for being chaste:she died defending her honour
  • 3something regarded as a rare opportunity and bringing pride and pleasure; a privilege:Mrs Young had the honour of being received by the Queen
  • a thing conferred as a distinction, especially an official award for bravery or achievement:the highest military honours
  • (honours) a special distinction for proficiency in an examination:she passed with honours
  • (honours) a course of degree studies more specialized than for an ordinary pass: [as modifier]:an honours degree in mathematics
  • Golf the right of driving off first, having won the previous hole: Kyle had the honour at the last hole
  • 4 Bridge an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten.
  • (honours) possession in one’s hand of at least four of the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of trumps, or of all four aces in no trumps, for which a bonus is scored.
  • (in whist) an ace, king, queen, or jack of trumps.

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Universal
  • 1regard with great respect:Joyce has now learned to honour her father’s memory (as adjective honoured)an honoured guest
  • pay public respect to:talented writers were honoured at a special ceremony
  • 2fulfil (an obligation) or keep (an agreement):make sure the franchisees honour the terms of the contract
  • accept (a bill) or pay (a cheque) when due:the bank informed him that the cheque would not be honoured

do the honours

informal perform a social duty for others, especially the serving of food or drink to a guest: ‘Don’t worry, I’ll do the honours.’ She reached for the teapot and poured

honour bright

British dated on my honour:I’ll never do it again, honour bright, I won’t
[from Thomas Moore's Tom Cribb's Memorial to Congress (1819)]

honours are even

British there is equality in the contest:they are meeting in the final for the fifth time with honours even

in honour bound

another way of saying on one's honour below.

in honour of

as a celebration of or expression of respect for: a dinner given in honour of Nevinson

on one's honour

under a moral obligation:they are on their honour as gentlemen not to cheat
(on (or upon) my honour) used as an expression of sincerity:I promise on my honour

there's honour among thieves

proverb dishonest people may have certain standards of behaviour which they will respect.

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