humbly

hum·ble

 (hŭm′bəl)

adj. hum·bler, hum·blest

1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.

2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.

3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.

tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles

1. To cause to feel humble: "He was humbled by the lack of consolation in Kornblum's expression" (Michael Chabon).

2. To cause to have a lower condition or status; abase.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

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hum′ble·ness n.

hum′bler n.

hum′bly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	humbly - in a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head" meekly
	2.	humbly - in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation" meanly

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humbly

adverb meekly, modestly, respectfully, cap in hand, diffidently, deferentially, submissively, unassumingly, obsequiously, subserviently, on bended knee, servilely So may I humbly suggest we all do something next time.

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Translations

بِتَواضُع

poníženě

bescheiden

humblement

auîmjúklega

ydmykt

pokorne

ponižno

alçakgönüllükle

谦卑地

humbly

[ˈhʌmblɪ] ADV

1. (= meekly) [say, act] → humildemente

2. (frm) (= respectfully) [ask] → humildemente; [suggest, propose] → humildemente, modestamente
to humbly apologise for sth → disculparse humildemente por algo
I most humbly beg your pardon/thank you → le pido perdón/le doy las gracias con toda humildad

3. (= modestly) → humildemente
humbly born → de origen humilde

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humbly

[ˈhʌmbli] adv [say] → humblement

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

humbly

adv (= unassumingly, with deference) → bescheiden, demütig (esp Rel); (= in a lowly way) → einfach, bescheiden; humbly born → von niedriger Geburt; I humbly submit this little work → in aller Bescheidenheit überreiche ich diese kleine Arbeit; she humbly apologized → sie entschuldigte sich kleinlaut or zerknirscht; he humbly agreed that he was wrong → er gab kleinlaut zu, dass er unrecht hatte; I most humbly beg your pardon → ich bitte ergebenst um Verzeihung

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humbly

[ˈhʌmblɪ] adv → umilmente, modestamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

humble

(ˈhambl) adjective

1. not having a high opinion of oneself etc. You have plenty of ability but you're too humble. nederig مُتَواضِع скромен humilde pokorný, ponížený bescheiden ydmyg ταπεινόφρων, υποχωρητικόςhumilde alandlik متواضع vaatimaton humbleצנוע नम्र, विनीत, सीधा सादा skroman alázatos rendah hati lítillátur, hógvær, auðmjúkur umile 謙虚な 겸손한 kuklus pazemīgs rendah hati nederigydmyk, underdanig, beskjedenskromny, pokorny متواضع، خاکسار humilde umil скромный pokorný ponižen skroman blygsam, ödmjuk ถ่อมตัว alçak gönüllü 謙卑的 скромний عاجز khiêm tốn; nhún nhường 谦卑的

2. unimportant; having a low position in society etc. a man of humble origins. beskeie حَقير، وضيع прост humilde nízký niedrig beskeden; enkel ταπεινός, ασήμαντοςhumilde, modesto tagasihoidlik پست alhainen modesteנחות महत्वहीन skroma, ponizan egyszerű rendahan, sederhana lágur umile 卑しい 천한 žemas, menkas vienkāršs; necils berketurunan rendah nederigbeskjeden, enkel, tarvelig niskiego stanu پست humilde modest простой nízky skromen skroman låg, ringa ยากจน; ไม่มีความสำคัญ önemsiz 地位低下的 простий, бідний حقیر thấp kém; hèn mọn 地位低下的

verb

to make (someone) humble. He was humbled by his failure. verneder يُذِلُّ، يَحُطُّ من كِبْرِياء унижавам humilhar pokořit demütigen ydmyge ταπεινώνωhumillar alandama به زانو در آوردن nöyryyttää humilier לְהַשפִּיל नीचा दिखाना poniziti megaláz merendahkan auðmÿkja umiliare 卑しめる (품위·자존심 따위를) 낮추다, 꺾다 pažeminti pazemot menundukkan vernederenydmykeupokorzyć په زنګونو باندی کیناستل humilhar a umili унижать pokoriť, ponížiť ponižati poniziti göra ödmjuk, kväsa ทำให้ตนต่ำต้อย ezmek, burnunu sürtmek 使謙卑 приборкувати; угамовувати عاجز بنانا làm nhục; hạ nhục 使谦恭，使卑下

ˈhumbly adverb

nederig بِتَواضُع смирено humildemente poníženě bescheiden ydmygt ταπεινάhumildemente alandlikult خاضعانه nöyrästi humblement בְּאוֹפֶן מַשפִּיל विनय पूर्वक ponizno, skromno alázatosan dengan rendah hati auðmjúklega umanamente 謙そんして 겸손하게 kukliai pazemīgi dengan rendah hati nederigydmykt uniżenie په خاکساری سره humildemente cu umilinţă, umil скромно pokorne ponižno skromno ödmjukt อย่างต่ำต้อย alçakgönüllükle 謙卑地 скромно ادب سے một cách nhún nhường 谦卑地

ˈhumbleness noun

nederigheid تَواضُع смиреност humildade pokora, nízký původ die Bescheidenheit ydmyghed ταπεινότηταhumildad alandlikkus فروتنی nöyryys humilitéהשפלה विनम्रता poniznost, skromnost alázat(osság) kerendahan hati auðmÿkt, lítillæti, hógværð umiltà 謙そん 겸손함 kuklumas pazemīgums kerendahan hati nederigheidydmykhet, beskjedenhetpokora خاکساری humildade umilinţă скромность pokora; nízky pôvod ponižnost skromnost ödmjukhet ความต่ำต้อย alçakgönüllülük 謙卑 скромність عاجزی، انکساری tính khiêm tốn; tính nhún nhường 谦卑

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see also humility.

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