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humble

გამოთქმა: /ˈhʌmb(ə)l/

ზედსართავი

Universal
  • 1having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s importance:I felt very humble when meeting her
  • (of an action or thought) offered with or affected by a modest estimate of one’s importance:my humble apologies
  • 2of low social, administrative, or political rank:she came from a humble, unprivileged background
  • 3(of a thing) of modest pretensions or dimensions:he built the business empire from humble beginnings

ზმნა

Universal
  • cause (someone) to feel less important or proud:he was humbled by his many ordeals
  • decisively defeat (a sporting opponent previously thought to be superior): Wales were humbled at Cardiff Arms Park by Romania

eat humble pie

make a humble apology and accept humiliation: he will have to eat humble pie at training after being sent off for punching
[humble pie is from a pun based on umbles 'offal', considered inferior food]

one's humble abode

used to refer to one’s home with an ironic or humorous show of modesty: how to transform your humble abode into a top totty student bedroom in minutes!

your humble servant

archaic or humorous used at the end of a letter or as a form of ironic courtesy:your most humble servant, George Porter

humbleness

noun

humbly

adverb

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