humble

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[ UK /hˈʌmbə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈhəmbəɫ/ ]

VERB

cause to be unpretentious
This experience will humble him
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss

ADJECTIVE

marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions
a humble apology
low or inferior in station or quality
a humble cottage
a modest man of the people
a lowly parish priest
small beginnings
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
baseborn wretches with dirty faces
of humble (or lowly) birth

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How To Use humble In A Sentence

Pearce , a Zimbabwean architect living in Melbourne, has been inspired by the humble termite.
Does it feel just a little bit humble? Times, Sunday Times
Choose a white form if you want to add a bit more light to proceedings but, in my humble opinion, speckled purple is the best. Times, Sunday Times
He started his career as a humble peanut farmer.
All went down alike before their charge, my lord and my lady, the Prince of the Blood, and the humblest page who bore his pouncet box. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves. Henry Ward Beecher
They go in sheep's russet, many great men that might maintain themselves in cloth of gold, and seem to be dejected, humble by their outward carriage, when as inwardly they are swollen full of pride, arrogancy, and self-conceit. Anatomy of Melancholy
She especially wants to give more people from humble backgrounds a chance of climbing the social ladder. The Sun
England's wars, waged successfully by humble bowmen as well as knights and noblemen, created among all ranks a self-confidence that warmed English hearts.
Tuesday, rose from humble beginnings as a peasant herdboy through stages as a teacher, political prisoner and guerrilla chieftain. ANC Daily News Briefing

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