What does it mean to say I am honored?

To feel very proud about something, often something that someone has bestowed upon one. I’m so honored that you asked me to be your best man. Jill was honored to have won such a prestigious award.

What’s another way to say I’m honored?

What is another word for honored?

respectedesteemed
acknowledgedappreciated
celebratedeminent
illustriousprestigious
reputedrespectable

How do you respond to it’s an honor?

“It’s my pleasure” is fine, as this is another formal way to say thank you. It’s a little too formal, you could instead say “It’s my pleasure.” or “It’s an honor.”

What does feeling honored mean?

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe/feel honoured (to do something)be/feel honoured (to do something)to feel very proud and pleased I felt very honoured to be included in the team. In such cases the courts have said that the promise must be honoured. …

Can I say Im humbled?

When someone says “I am humbled,” generally he means that he has been made to feel more modest , or perhaps undeserving. Someone who has just been given a compliment might make a polite show of modesty by saying, “I am humbled by your generosity,” meaning he feels he really doesn’t live up to the compliment.

Is honored a feeling?

feel honored To feel very proud about something, often something that someone else has bestowed upon the speaker. Jill felt honored to have won such a prestigious award.

How do you say you are honored?

In light of this miseducation, I’d like to offer three tips for accepting compliments or awards:

  1. Start with saying “Thank you.” Half the time, that simple response is enough.
  2. Say “I’m honored.” Viewing something as an honor means you respect the giver of the award or the compliment.
  3. Give credit where credit is due.

What is a positive word for proud?

OTHER WORDS FOR proud 1 contented, self-satisfied. 2 overbearing, self-important, disdainful, imperious, presumptuous. 6 noble, imposing, splendid.

Is honor and Honour the same?

But some might frown if you do it the other way around, because there is a slight difference between the two spellings that has nothing to do with the meaning of the word itself: Honor is the preferred spelling in American English and is pronounced \ˈä-nər\; Honour is the preferred spelling in British English and is …

How do you say pleasure is mine?

Usually, if I’m saying “The pleasure is all mine”, it’s in response to “Nice to meet you.” Someone says “nice to meet you” to me, and I say, “The pleasure is all mine.” I can also say this at the end of the meeting, to express that the pleasure of the meeting was all mine.

What does I feel humbled mean?

DEFINITIONS1. to feel less important or proud because of something that has been achieved or suffered by someone else. We feel humbled by our local community’s generosity and support.

How do you use Honoured in a sentence?

worthy of honor.

  1. He will be always honoured by the people.
  2. She was treated as an honoured guest.
  3. They celebrated their win, in time – honoured fashion, by spraying champagne everywhere.
  4. Mrs Patrick Campbell was an honoured guest.
  5. Have to our honoured guests!
  6. I feel highly honoured by your trust.

What does it mean to be honored by something?

be honored To feel very proud about something, often something that someone has bestowed upon one. I’m so honored that you asked me to be your best man. Jill was honored to have won such a prestigious award.

Who is honoured by the Dictionary of idioms?

I’m so honored that you asked me to be your best man. Jill was honored to have won such a prestigious award. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. feel proud and happy: I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

Do you feel honoured to be your best man?

To feel very proud about something, often something that someone has bestowed upon one. I’m so honored that you asked me to be your best man. Jill was honored to have won such a prestigious award. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. feel proud and happy: I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech.

What does ” I am honored and humbled ” mean?

IT’S A *BIG DEAL*, not something to be taken nonchalantly or lightly. So it’s about showing respect to the thing that is being awarded to you, and to the people who are awarding it to you. At the end a gig, the crowd might shout “You were amazing!”.

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