humble
verb/ˈhʌmbl/
/ˈhʌmbl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they humble | /ˈhʌmbl/ /ˈhʌmbl/ |
| he / she / it humbles | /ˈhʌmblz/ /ˈhʌmblz/ |
| past simple humbled | /ˈhʌmbld/ /ˈhʌmbld/ |
| past participle humbled | /ˈhʌmbld/ /ˈhʌmbld/ |
| -ing form humbling | /ˈhʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈhʌmblɪŋ/ |
- humble somebody to make somebody feel that they are not as good or important as they thought they were
- He was humbled by her generosity.
- a humbling experience
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- [usually passive] to easily defeat an opponent, especially a strong or powerful one
- be humbled The world champion was humbled last night in three rounds.
- humble yourself to show that you are not too proud to ask for something, admit that you have been wrong, etc.
- He refused to humble himself and ask her forgiveness.
see also humility
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.
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