Слово англійською: humble

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Переклад humble українською: покі́рний, смире́нний, невимогливий, соромливий, раболіпний

Детальний опис

humble

adjective
/ˈhʌmbl/
(comparative humbler
/ˈhʌmblər/
, superlative humblest
/ˈhʌmblɪst/
)
  1. 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
    see also humility
  2. (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.
  3. having a low rank or social position
    • a man of humble birth/origins
    • a humble occupation
    • the daughter of a humble shopkeeper
  4. (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.
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin humilis ‘low, lowly’, from humus ‘ground’.
Idioms
eat humble pie
(North American English also eat crow)
  1. to say and show that you are sorry for a mistake that you made