humble
adjective/ˈhʌmbl/
/ˈhʌmbl/
(comparative humbler
Idioms /ˈhʌmblə(r)/
/ˈhʌmblər/
, superlative humblest /ˈhʌmblɪst/
/ˈhʌmblɪst/
)- showing you do not think that you are as important as other people synonym modest
- Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes.
- my humble tribute to this great man
Extra Examples- She was very humble and apologetic.
- an amazing man who makes you feel quite humble
- She felt humble and grateful but couldn't put her feelings into words.
- She's a loving, kind and humble woman.
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- (ironic or humorous) used to suggest that you are not as important as other people, but in a way that is not sincere or not very serious
- In my humble opinion, you were in the wrong.
- My humble apologies. I did not understand.
- having a low rank or social position
- a man of humble birth/origins
- a humble occupation
- the daughter of a humble shopkeeper
Extra Examples- She was the daughter of a humble carpenter and a washerwoman.
- He was a man who had risen from humble origins through hard work and good fortune.
- He is intensely proud of his humble background.
- He had worked his way up from humble beginnings.
- a man of fairly humble origins
- (of a thing) not large or special in any way synonym modest
- a humble farmhouse
- The company has worked its way up from humble beginnings to become the market leader.
- Most of us have never considered the humble potato as a precious gift from nature.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.
Idioms
See humble in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee humble in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englisheat humble pie
(North American English also eat crow)
- to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made
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