humor
verb/ˈhjuːmə(r)/
/ˈhjuːmər/
(US English) (British English humour)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they humor | /ˈhjuːmə(r)/ /ˈhjuːmər/ |
| he / she / it humors | /ˈhjuːməz/ /ˈhjuːmərz/ |
| past simple humored | /ˈhjuːməd/ /ˈhjuːmərd/ |
| past participle humored | /ˈhjuːməd/ /ˈhjuːmərd/ |
| -ing form humoring | /ˈhjuːmərɪŋ/ /ˈhjuːmərɪŋ/ |
- humor somebody to agree with somebody’s wishes, even if they seem unreasonable, in order to keep the person happy
- She thought it best to humor them rather than get into an argument.
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