honor

honor
AE; BE spelling: honour
I
n.
respect
credit

1) to bring, do honor to (she brought honor to her family)

2) an honor to (he is an honor to his school)

3) in smb.'s honor; in honor of (to give a reception in smb.'s honor)

distinction
recognition

4) to win (an) honor

5) to confer an honor on

6) a dubious; great, high honor

7) an honor that + clause (it was a great honor that we were chosen)

8) (to graduate) with honors

privilege

9) to have the honor (may I have the honor of your company?)

10) an honor to + inf. (it was an honor to serve with you)

integrity
reputation

11) to stake one's honor on smt.

12) one's word of honor; an affair of honor

13) on one's (word of) honor

rite

14) to do the honors ('to serve as host')

15) military honors (to be buried with full military honors)

misc.

16) a (military) guard of honor

II
v.

1) (D; tr.) to honor as (she was honored as a community leader)

2) (D; tr.) to honor with

* * *
['ɒnə]
an affair of honor
feelhonor
high honor
unspeakable honor
do honor to (she brought honor to her family)
in honor of (to give a reception in smb. 's honor)
(D; tr.) to honor with
(to graduate) with honors
['distinction'] ['recognition'] to win (an) honor
['integrity'] ['reputation'] to stake one's honor on smt.
['misc. '] a (military) guard of honor
['respect'] ['credit'] to bring
a dubious
in smb. 's honor
indescribable
on one's (word of) honor
one's word of honor
to confer an honor on
to express
to have a honor of
['rite'] to do the honors ('to serve as host')
an honor to (he is an honor to his school)
an honor that + clause (it was a great honor that we were chosen)
an honor to + inf. (it was an honor to serve with you)
['privilege'] to have the honor (may I have the honor of your company?)
honor at (she expressed her honor at the crime)
(D; tr.) to honor as (she was honored as a community leader)
military honors (to be buried with full military honors)
to one's honor (to his honor, the bus caught fire)
in honor (to scream in honor)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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