C1verb · transitive · common

humble

hum·ble

humble · humbles · humbled · humbling

зламати, ламати, розбити

ломать, разбить, сломать

erniedrigen, demütigen, demütig machen

To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride ofTo defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of.

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UK/ˈʌmbəl/US/ˈhʌmbəl/

» Tom is very humble.

Tom ist sehr bescheiden.

Том очень скромный.

Том дуже скромний.

Meaning

3 senses

(ambitransitive)To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of.
demütigen, erniedrigen
(often, reflexive, transitive)To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
erniedrigen, demütig machen
(intransitive, obsolete)To hum.
humbling and bumbling

More definitions

cause to be unpretentious
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Examples

152 sentences

Tom is very humble.
Том дуже скромний.
ruТом очень скромный.
deTom ist sehr bescheiden.
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I like humble people.
Мені подобаються скромні люди.
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Welcome to my humble adobe.
Ласкаво прошу до моєї скромної оселі.
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Tom is humble.
Том скромний.
ruТом скромный.
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I'm very humble.
Я дуже скромний.
ruЯ очень скромная.
deIch bin sehr bescheiden.
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Translations

4 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to bring low, etc.:

to make humble or lowly in mind, etc.:

Origin

From Middle English humblen (“to humble”), from the adjective above. From Middle English

From Middle English humblen (“to humble”), from the adjective above.

From Middle English *humblen, *humbelen (suggested by humblynge (“a humming, a faint rumbling”)), frequentative of Middle English hummen (“to hum”), equivalent to hum + -le.

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