Betekenis van honor In het Nederlands

• 0 US spelling of honour

• 1 great respect for someone, or the feeling of pride and pleasure resulting when respect is shown to you:

  • It is an honor to meet you.

  • The dinner is in honor of (= to show respect for) a colleague who is leaving.

• 2 a good character, or a reputation for honesty and fair dealing:

  • David has always been a man of honor.

  • On my honor (= Asking you to trust my reputation for honesty), I never said that.

• 3 a public reward to show appreciation for unusual achievement:

  • She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor.

• 4 to show great respect for someone, esp. in public:

  • We are honored (= proud and pleased) that you have come to speak to our students.

• 5 to give someone a public reward to show appreciation for unusual achievement:

  • Today we honor those who died defending our country.

• 6 to fulfill an existing agreement or promise, or to accept a form of payment:

  • The governor honored her pledge to cut taxes.

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