honour noun (RESPECT)
› to make someone proud and happy by doing or being something:
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Morality and rules of behaviour
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honour noun (REWARD)
› If you complete a school or university qualification with honours, you achieve a high standard.
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- He graduated with a second-class honours degree in physics.
- Tom has just graduated with first-class honours in psychology.
- Adrian has a joint honours ( double honours) degree in English and philosophy.
- The Colonel was buried with full military honours.
- Full military honours and a 21-gun salute marked his funeral.
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honour verb [ T ] (RESPECT)
C1 to show great respect for someone or something, especially in public:
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- Children need to be taught to honour other people's opinions.
- The treaty honours the rights of both nations.
- The press nowadays seems incapable of honouring anyone's privacy.
- There actually is a rule about not blocking the front entrance, but no one honours it.
- The fund was set up to honour the memory of Joe's grandmother, a tireless social campaigner.
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Showing respect and admiration
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honour verb [ T ] (REWARD)
› to give someone public praise or a reward:
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