American English pronunciation
How to pronounce humble
IPA transcription: ['hʌmbəl]
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Verb
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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
“He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss”
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cause to be unpretentious
“This experience will humble him”
Adjective
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marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; ; - B.K.Malinowski
“a humble apology”
“essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions”
Adjective
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low or inferior in station or quality
“a humble cottage”
“a lowly parish priest”
“a modest man of the people”
“small beginnings”
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used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
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of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
“baseborn wretches with dirty faces”
“of humble (or lowly) birth”
Usage examples
- It is very difficult for the prosperous to be humble.
- The Canadian people are a little too humble.
- Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.
- Please, be humble.
- Please, be humble.
- Abdul is a hard working entrepreneur from a humble background.
- He was born into a humble family.
- We've come a long way since those humble beginnings.
- Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic.
- The Canadian people are a little too humble.