| query | People with low social status are sometimes described as h_____ .People with low social status are sometimes described as humble . Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean. He came from a fairly humble, poor background. |
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| word | humble |
| full-definition | adjective A humble person is not proud and does not believe that they are better than other people. He gave a great performance, but he was very humble. Andy was a humble, courteous and gentle man. ...a humble apology. 'I'm a lucky man, undeservedly lucky,' he said humbly. People with low social status are sometimes described as humble . Spyros Latsis started his career as a humble fisherman in the Aegean. He came from a fairly humble, poor background. A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special in any way. There are restaurants, both humble and expensive, that specialize in them. Varndell made his own reflector for these shots from a strip of humble kitchen foil. People use humble in a phrase such as in my humble opinion as a polite way of emphasizing what they think, even though they do not feel humble about it. It is, in my humble opinion, perhaps the best steak restaurant in Great Britain. So may I humbly suggest we all do something next time. If something or someone humbles you, they make you realize that you are not as important or good as you thought you were. Ted's words humbled me. I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. I came away very humbled and recognizing that I, for one, am not well-informed. Giving up an addiction is a humbling experience. verb If you humble someone who is more important or powerful than you, you defeat them easily . ...the little car company that humbled the industry giants. The fans could have cried as their team were humbled and humiliated in the first half. |
| inflections | humblerhumblesthumbleshumblinghumbledhumblyhumblyhumbledhumbling |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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