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Honour Honoured Special Award I Good Greatly Respected

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An h_____ is a special award that is given to someone, usually because they have done something good or because they are greatly respected.An honour is a special award that is given to someone, usually because they have done something good or because they are greatly respected.
Most of the high honours usually go to long-serving MPs loyal to the government.
He was showered with honours–among them an Oscar.
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Honour means doing what you believe to be right and being confident that you have done what is right.
The officers died faithful to Poland and to the honour of a soldier.
I do not believe I can any longer serve with honour as a member of your government.
An honour is a special award that is given to someone, usually because they have done something good or because they are greatly respected.
Most of the high honours usually go to long-serving MPs loyal to the government.
He was showered with honours–among them an Oscar.
If you describe doing or experiencing something as an honour, you mean you think it is something special and desirable .
Five other cities had been competing for the honour of staging the Games.
Tchaikovsky was given a state funeral–the first commoner to be granted this honour.
Michael said: 'It's an honour to finally work with her.'.
Perhaps as it is so close to noon, you would do me the honour of having lunch with me.
Honours is a type of university degree which is of a higher standard than a pass or ordinary degree.
...an honours degree in business studies.
Judges, and mayors in the United States, are sometimes called your honour or referred to as his honour or her honour .
I have no further questions, your honour.
...His Honour Judge Brodrick.
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If someone is honoured, they are given public praise or an award for something they have done.
The director was honoured with a Bafta Fellowship.
Mr Reddy has been honoured by the Pope by being made a knight of St Gregory.
If you say that you would be honoured to do something, you are saying very politely and formally that you would be pleased to do it. If you say that you are honoured by something, you are saying that you are grateful for it and pleased about it.
I would be honoured to play for a club like Everton.
It's a very flattering offer, and I'm honoured by your confidence in me.
To honour someone means to treat them or regard them with special attention and respect.
Her Majesty later honoured them with her presence at lunch.
Those right-wing people who most honour their monarch see no reason for any apology.
Mrs Patrick Campbell was an honoured guest.
If you honour an arrangement or promise, you do what you said you would do.
The two sides agreed to honour a new ceasefire.
Mr Ashkenazy has informed us that he will be unable to honour his contract with Symphony Hall to perform the piano recital.
inflections honourshonouringhonouredhonoured
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