noun
honour
O-nuh
noun
1
The British spelling of honor — high respect, or a sense of what is morally right.
"It was a great honour to meet the author in person."
"He acted with honour throughout the negotiation."
verb
1
The British spelling of honor — to show great respect for someone, or to fulfil an agreement.
"The company honoured the terms of the original contract."
How to Use Honour
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSimply the UK/Commonwealth spelling of "honor" — same meaning, extra "u".
UK vs US
British, Canadian, and Commonwealth English write "honour"; American English drops the u and writes "honor".
Easily confused with
Word Forms
honoured past tense, honours plural, Honours plural, honours singular
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