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    honoured
    /ˈɒnəd/

    adjective

    • 1. regarded with great respect: "an honoured guest"

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  2. Jun 24, 2018 · to show great respect for someone or something, especially in public: be honoured for He was honoured for his bravery. formal We are honoured (= proud and happy) to have you here tonight. I would be honoured to meet him. To honour a promise or agreement is to do what you said you would: They decided not to honour an existing order for aircraft.

  3. a quality that combines respect, being proud, and honesty: a man of honour. We fought for the honour of our country. in honour of someone/something. B2. in order to celebrate or show great respect for someone or something: a banquet in honour of the president. be/feel honour bound to do something (also be/feel honour-bound to do something)

  4. adjective. 1. esteemed; respected. Mrs Patrick Campbell was an honoured guest. 2. formal. delighted. I would be honoured to accept. He says he would be honoured to be asked. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'honoured' in a sentence. honoured.

  5. to do what you promised or agreed to do: honour an agreement/contract/deal All existing contracts will be honoured. honour a commitment / pledge / promise. to allow a cheque, ticket, etc. to be used: The bank was contractually obliged to honour the cheque even when this put the account into the red.

  6. Define honoured. honoured synonyms, honoured pronunciation, honoured translation, English dictionary definition of honoured. or adj 1. esteemed; respected 2. formal delighted Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991,...

  7. The meaning of HONOUR is chiefly British spellings of honor.

  8. adjective. Respected, having received honour. Wiktionary. verb. Simple past tense and past participle of honour. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Honoured Sentence Examples. Augustus honoured his memory by a magnificent funeral. On his return home his university honoured him with the honorary degree of D.C.L.

  9. to feel proud and happy. I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech. ‘Would you be my best man?’ ‘I’d be honoured.’.

  10. If someone is honoured, they are given public praise or an award for something they have done.

  11. Definition of honour noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.