honours

«honours» in Mova's school dictionary: Awards, titles or special praise given to someone for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun, plural of «honour» (honours); verb, he/she form of «honour» (honours)

meaning for a pupil

1) Awards, titles or special praise given to someone for great work or bravery. tree →

2) A higher level of a university degree: «an honours degree». tree →

3) «With honours» means with extra praise for very good results. tree →

4) (verb) He or she shows respect or keeps a promise: «She always honours her word». tree →

sense in the lessons

In news and history: «the King's Birthday Honours» (UK, Australia, NZ) list people given titles like «MBE» or «knighthood»; «full military honours» is a special ceremony for soldiers. In school: «graduated with honours». Phrase: «do the honours» = do a special job like cutting a cake or pouring tea.

examples

• She received many honours for her work as a nurse. tree →
• He graduated from university with honours. tree →
• The soldier was buried with full military honours. tree →
• Would you like to do the honours and cut the cake? tree →
• The New Year Honours list includes a local teacher. tree →
• The club always honours its best players at the end of the season. tree →
• The Dioscuri received divine honours throughout Greece, and were worshipped with special reverence at Sparta. tree →

note

US spelling «honors». Silent «h»: «an honours degree». Plural noun and verb look the same: read the sentence to see which one it is.

In the corpora

• Bon Odori is a calm circle dance at Japan's summer Obon festival, which honours the spirits of ancestors.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «honours» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.