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1 humbly
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2 eat one's words
(to admit humbly that one was mistaken in saying something: I'll make him eat his words!) tage ordene i sig igen* * *(to admit humbly that one was mistaken in saying something: I'll make him eat his words!) tage ordene i sig igen -
3 humble
1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ydmyg2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) beskeden; enkel2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ydmyge- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility* * *1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) ydmyg2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) beskeden; enkel2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) ydmyge- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility -
4 supplicant
(a person begging humbly and earnestly eg for mercy.) supplikant* * *(a person begging humbly and earnestly eg for mercy.) supplikant -
5 swallow one's pride
(to behave humbly eg by making an apology.) bide sin stolthed i sig* * *(to behave humbly eg by making an apology.) bide sin stolthed i sig
См. также в других словарях:
Humbly — Hum bly, adv. With humility; lowly. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humbly — index respectfully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
humbly — adv. Humbly is used with these verbs: ↑apologize, ↑beg, ↑pray, ↑submit, ↑suggest … Collocations dictionary
humbly — humble ► ADJECTIVE (humbler, humblest) 1) having or showing a modest or low estimate of one s own importance. 2) of low rank. 3) of modest pretensions or dimensions: humble beginnings. ► VERB ▪ lower in dignity or importance. ● … English terms dictionary
humbly — adverb 1. in a humble manner (Freq. 3) he humbly lowered his head • Syn: ↑meekly • Derived from adjective: ↑meek (for: ↑meekly), ↑humble … Useful english dictionary
humbly — adverb see humble I … New Collegiate Dictionary
humbly — See humbleness. * * * … Universalium
humbly — adverb In a humble manner … Wiktionary
humbly — Synonyms and related words: abjectly, apologetically, contritely, meekly, modestly, on all fours, on bended knee, penitentially, penitently, quietly, repentantly, sheepishly, submissively, unassumingly, unobtrusively, unostentatiously,… … Moby Thesaurus
humbly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meekly, submissively, abjectly, simply, poorly, ingloriously, obscurely, on bended knee, apologetically. Ant. haughtily, proudly*, boastfully … English dictionary for students
humbly — adv. simply; modestly; submissively, meekly … English contemporary dictionary
