B2adjective · common

humble

hum·ble

humble · humbler · humblest

скромний

скромный, покорный, робкий, кроткий

bescheiden, demütig

Not pretentious or magnificentNot pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.

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UK/ˈʌmbəl/US/ˈhʌmbəl/

» Tom is very humble.

Tom ist sehr bescheiden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Том очень скромный. — sharptoothed

Том дуже скромний. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage.
Having a low position or a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
demütig, bescheiden
скро́мныйskrómnyj, смире́нныйsmirénnyj, ро́бкийróbkij
скро́мнийskrómnyj

More definitions

marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
low or inferior in station or quality
of low birth or station (‘base’ is archaic in this sense)

Examples

152 sentences

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

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

thinking lowly of oneself:

Русский

By meaning 1

thinking lowly of oneself:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

thinking lowly of oneself:

Origin

From Middle English humble, from Old French humble, umble, humle, from Latin humilis (“low

From Middle English humble, from Old French humble, umble, humle, from Latin humilis (“low, slight, hence mean, humble”) (compare Greek χαμηλός (khamēlós, “on the ground, low, trifling”)), from humus (“the earth, ground”), humi (“on the ground”). See homage, and compare chameleon, humiliate. Displaced native Old English ēaþmōd.

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