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humble
[ huhm-buhl, uhm- ]
adjective
- not proud or arrogant; modest:
Though very successful, she remained humble.
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- having a feeling of insignificance, inferiority, subservience, etc.:
In the presence of so many world-famous writers I felt very humble.
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- low in rank, importance, status, quality, etc.; lowly:
of humble origin;
a humble home.
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- courteously respectful:
In my humble opinion you are wrong.
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- low in height, level, etc.; small in size:
a humble member of the galaxy.
verb (used with object)
- to lower in condition, importance, or dignity; abase.
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- to destroy the independence, power, or will of.
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- to make meek:
to humble one's heart.
humble
/ ˈʌə /
adjective
- conscious of one's failings
- unpretentious; lowly
a humble cottage
my humble opinion
- deferential or servile
verb
- to cause to become humble; humiliate
- to lower in status
Derived Forms
- ˈܳԱ, noun
- ˈܳ, noun
- ˈܳԲ, adjective
- ˈܳ, adverb
- ˈܳ, adjective
- ˈܳԲly, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of humble1
Idioms and Phrases
see eat crow (humble pie) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“I can’t believe how kind the whole world has been. I get hundreds of fan letters every week. It’s very humbling,” he said, adding that he was “so great” and “feeling stronger every day.”
That humble title acknowledges the hubris of forcing one story onto a game that’s popular exactly because it doesn’t have characters or a plot.
With a party that's remade itself in his image in the years since it is doubtful he'd be so humble with nothing but the Constitution between him and a third term.
Americans love success stories, particularly those with humble beginnings and unhappy endings.
This led to a humbling moment, when at 35 she was dressed in full Snow cosplay and heard an astounded little girl declare that she couldn’t possibly be the heroine because she was “so old.”
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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