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ADJECTIVE humble COMPARATIVE humbler SUPERLATIVE humblest
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humble English

Meaning humble meaning

What does humble mean?
Definitions in simple English

humble

If you are humble, you are aware of your own weaknesses and do not want or accept recognition of your good qualities or successes. You can tell he's very quiet and humble and he keeps to himself. I have a family that certainly keeps me humble. A humble place or thing is ordinary and not special. In my humble opinion, we need to make these changes quickly. From humble beginnings, she rose to fame.

humble

If you humble someone, you easily beat them, even though they have a strong advantage. The weak will grow strong, and the mighty will be humbled. If you are humbled, you are shown that you are not as important or good as you thought you were. I was also honored and deeply humbled to see the great work that my students are doing. I often felt humbled by my parents who left so much behind in their home country.

humble

(= low, lowly, modest, small) low or inferior in station or quality a humble cottage a lowly parish priest a modest man of the people small beginnings cause to be unpretentious This experience will humble him marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful a humble apology essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions — B.K.Malinowski (= humiliate) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) (= base, baseborn, lowly) of low birth or station ('base' is archaic in this sense) baseborn wretches with dirty faces of humble (or lowly) birth

Synonyms humble synonyms

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Topics humble topics

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Conjugation humble conjugation

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humble · verb

Examples humble examples

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Simple sentences

Horses taught me to be humble.
His humble background parallels that of his predecessor.
He's a quite humble man in spite of all he's achieved.
He knocks the mighty from the throne and elevates the humble.
His face was pale and his clothing humble.
He leads a humble life.
The basic design of the humble paper clip has not changed in over one hundred years.
I'm humble.
Tom is very humble.
Tom was humble.
Tom was from a humble background, but he became one of the richest men in the country.
I'm an extremely humble person.
I come from a humble background.
I particularly noticed one young woman of humble dress, but interesting demeanor.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
I am just a humble teacher.
A humble-looking old man was presented to the king.
Tom is humble.
Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be careful.
Welcome to our humble home.
Am I the most humble?

Movie subtitles

Please accept my humble apologies for disturbing you at such a time.
Your humble servant Karl Victor von Sendlingen.
Dr. Seward, my humble apology.
If you, Herr Baron, will do me the honour of visiting my humble abode, I think you will be interested in what I have to show you.
This cross will humble you, Richard.
So to those of these men. whose last resting place is beneath the sea they loved. we pay our humble tribute. as we cast these wreaths and flowers. upon the waters of their outgoing tide.
Build for the humble and the wretched.
A humble soul, he is, with a heart as gentle as a lamb.
Our humble thanks, master.
The great and the humble, the rich man and the working man the housewife and the shopgirl all take their daily flier in the market and no one seems to lose.
Will you please accept the humble apology of one who has only just learned that you are the nephew of my esteemed patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh?
What an honor for this humble house!
Its humble beginnings, in this ramshackle building, a dying daily.
King of Spain, Aragon and Castile. your royal, humble suitor.
My friends, I welcome you to my humble domicile.
Colonel McGregor I welcome you and your staff to my humble home.
Your very humble slave, Miss Bishop.
Oh, no Master Copperfield. I'm a very humble person, I'm well aware.
We live in a humble abode.
My father's former calling was humble. He was a sexton.
Oh, no Master Copperfield. I'm far too humble for that.
Haha, b. but I'm the humble instrument that is humbly serving him.
But I am too humble to be called a friend, Mr. Micawber.
I am too humble to be called a friend. Aha.
Allow me to bend. I'm a very humble person, Master Copperfield.
But why do I have to be so humble towards you?
He's found a humble job, and if we called him he wouldn't come.
I am a great power, and I am humble before you.
Please accept this humble gift from my master. My renowned master, my most renowned master, the Count of Carabas.
Here's to our house, through sunshine or showers, be it ever so humble, by golly, it's ours.
It's best, if we appear all quiet and humble, and are nice and polite to the people.
A wonderful evening star humble nativity scene.
A humble craftsman.
Your humble servant.
Of course it's only my humble opinion. but I think you're the most beautiful lady at the ball.
She had stolen 1 1 loaves, served 1 1 sentences, and had 1 1 children when to her misfortunes were added a twelfth loaf, a twelfth sentence, and my humble self.

News and current affairs

Despite the high-born image Eban projected, he was an extremely vulnerable person: what some occasionally discerned as traits of vanity may have had their origins in his humble origins.
Sixty years ago, Arak was a humble village known to US troops for its grapes; today Pentagon officials hone in on it as an industrial city that is integral to Iran's worrisome nuclear program.
Even the history of the circus is focused on such a pairing: the vain, dignified White Clown and Augustus the Fool, the humble loser who is kicked in the pants by his stiff, pompous partner.
Canada has become a dream for many, but so are the countries of Europe. They should be proud--and a little humble--about their magnetic quality, as the US was for a long time.
Monetary policy is hardly a science, so a good central banker must be humble.
She made much of her humble origins as the daughter of a Grantham grocer, and had no time for the Establishment, which she blamed for Britain's moral and economic decline.
He was a tremendous colleague at the Hoover Institution, a true and supportive friend, and admirably humble despite his incredible intellectual influence.
I wish France could adopt a more humble attitude, show more respect for its partners and the EU's institutions, and view Europe as more than an extension of its own philosophy.
Precautionary types would reacquaint us with our humble animal origins, from which we have strayed for much too long, whereas exponents of the proactionary principle would expedite our departure from our evolutionary past.
Bush first ran for office as a cautious conservative, prepared to be moderate at home and humble abroad.
Reckless monetary and regulatory policies turned the humble abode into an ATM, allowing families to extract dollars from bubbles and live beyond their means.
They should be proud--and a little humble--about their magnetic quality, as the US was for a long time.
Some of China's biggest private entrepreneurs come from extremely humble backgrounds. Many hail from China's impoverished interior and rural areas.
Some of China's biggest private entrepreneurs come from extremely humble backgrounds.

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