humble

[US]/ˈhʌmbl/
[UK]/ˈhʌmbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. beskeden, uprætende, ikke arrogant
vt. at gøre ydmyg, at gøre ringere
Word Forms
Third Person Singularhumbles
Past Tensehumbled
Present Participlehumbling
Past Participlehumbled

Phrases & Collocations

humble beginnings

beskedne begyndelser

Example Sentences

the humble (sensitive) plant

den ydmyge (følsomme) plante

a man of humble origin

en mand af ydmyg oprindelse

with a humble and contrite heart

med et ydmygt og kontant hjerte

your humble workaday PC.

din ydmyge, daglige PC.

He is a man of humble birth.

Han er en mand af ydmyg fødsel.

We live in a humble cottage.

Vi bor i en ydmyg hytte.

Welcome to my humble dwelling.

Velkommen til mit ydmyge hjem.

The general rose from humble beginnings.

Generalen steg op fra ydmyge begyndelser.

of Swedish birth; of humble birth.

af svensk fødsel; af ydmyg fødsel.

I felt very humble when meeting her.

Jeg følte mig meget ydmyg, da jeg mødte hende.

she came from a humble, unprivileged background.

Hun kom fra en ydmyg, privilegiebeføjet baggrund.

he built the business empire from humble beginnings.

Han byggede forretningsimperiet op fra ydmyge begyndelser.

your most humble servant, George Porter.

din mest ydmyge tjener, George Porter.

Real-world Examples

I grew up with strong parents and humble people in humble places.

Jeg voksede op med stærke forældre og ydmyge mennesker på ydmyge steder.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

I am humbled to meet in physicality.

Jeg er ydmyg over at møde i fysisk form.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

But even this humble target now looks tough.

Men selv dette ydmyge mål ser nu svært ud.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And I'm I'm humbled and excited.

Og jeg er ydmyg og begejstret.

Source: Listening Digest

Remember, stay humble, stay hungry. I'm Coy Wire.

Husk, vær ydmyg, vær sulten. Jeg er Coy Wire.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Her beginnings, though, were quite humble.

Hendes begyndelse var dog ret ydmyg.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

Leonard, prepare to be humbled Leonard and weep at the glory of my genius.

Leonard, forbered dig på at blive ydmyget Leonard og græd over min geni.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

And most importantly, they keep you humble throughout the learning process.

Og vigtigst af alt holder de dig ydmyg i løbet af læringsprocessen.

Source: Science in Life

In law cases he championed the poor, the humble.

I retssager talte han de fattiges og de ydmyges sag.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

He looked very humble and very grateful.

Han så meget ydmyg og meget taknemmelig ud.

Source: Charlotte's Web

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